5 Years Ago DEF LEPPARD's HYSTERIA Cruise Leaves Miami (Video/Photo)

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Pic By Chele Drappel

Def Leppard and their fans left the Port Of Miami, FL on this day in 2016 on the first day of the Hysteria On The High Seas cruise.

The Hysteria On The High Seas Cruise took place between 21st to 25th January.

The cruise ship MSC Divina left the Port of Miami in Florida about 30 mins after the scheduled time of 5pm ET.

Their next port of call was Freeport on Grand Bahama Island at 8am local time.

The band and host Eddie Trunk greeted their guests in the pool area of the ship which was captured on video.

One year on the ship is currently on a cruise from Miami, FL to San Juan, Puerto Rico (and still afloat...).

View the gallery of Fan Photos which were sent in by Chele Drappel last year and the many photos that were posted online on the day.

The band would not perform until the day after when it became clear things were not all well as they appeared to be when they set sail. Although if you watch Joe's reaction to being asked to speak to the fans you can see he was a bit reluctant.

Visit the Tour News section. For more news on future tour plans.

Visit the Album News section for more news on new music (based on band member quotes).

Miami, FL 2016 Cruise Departure - Submitted by Chele Drappel

View all the Fan Videos available on this YouTube playlist.

21st January 2016 - Joe Elliott/Phil Collen Quotes

Joe - "Um Hello. Wow, didn't expect to see so many people actually. So here we go, four days out at sea. So prepare yourselves OK. Anything could happen and probably will. Thanks for joining us. This is an amazing start to what should be a fantastic 96 hours so thank you."

Phil - "How you guys doing out there?. So when do we play?. You're all gonna be there right, tomorrow yeah. Alright well this is the first time we've ever been on a boat. So be really good, make lots of noise. Have fun and be gentle with us. See ya later."

Just kicked off @DefLepCruise with @DefLeppard ! Honored to host this. Going off the grid till Monday. More then. pic.twitter.com/wnuUFngRQg
— Eddie Trunk (@EddieTrunk) January 21, 2016

A photo posted by Kim M. (@mikakiki) on Jan 21, 2016 at 2:33pm PST

A photo posted by Tony Stuck (@toekneestuck) on Jan 21, 2016 at 2:53pm PST

Ready for an amazing 4 days! @DefLeppard @DefLepCruise pic.twitter.com/Kg0Cyui8RE
— Theresa Braasch (@treesajo) January 21, 2016

Last one:: #DefLeppard sail away photo with #EddieTrunk! Let's go!! pic.twitter.com/DYWWxX9P9c
— Tammy Vega (@tammyvega_) January 21, 2016

On the #defleppardcruise with Def Leppard. @eddietrunkofficial, @kristilove21 and a boatlo… https://t.co/AVFUqEjVNy pic.twitter.com/0J2RkIeEJK
— Steve Cook (@SteveCookPhoto) January 21, 2016

And so it begins!! #DefLeppardCruise @DefLeppard pic.twitter.com/9yajT9Syah
— Samantha Stevens (@sjstevens567) January 21, 2016

@DefLeppard #DefLeppardCruise pic.twitter.com/xjb02CNxV2
— Katalina. (@AyKatalina) January 21, 2016

A photo posted by Jamie Hollis (@backspacer1k) on Jan 21, 2016 at 3:42pm PST

A photo posted by richardm724 (@richardm724) on Jan 21, 2016 at 2:48pm PST

A photo posted by Lisa Woods (@everystep2010) on Jan 21, 2016 at 2:48pm PST

.@DefLeppard comes to greet the faithful to kick off the #DefLeppardCruise pic.twitter.com/iBOxrqqJB9
— Phil Wahba (@philwahba) January 21, 2016

Another awesome shot from an hour ago sailing away with @DefLeppard on @DefLepCruise . More when I'm back Monday! pic.twitter.com/1Oeb3bF3Zg
— Eddie Trunk (@EddieTrunk) January 21, 2016

Def Leppard 2020.