IT’S THE SHIP Korea 2024 sailed from Busan to Nagasaki and back aboard the Costa Serena from May 23 to 26, 2024. The four-day, three-night festival cruise combined electronic music, onboard activities, and M88 Mansion-sponsored entertainment as part of the first Korea edition of IT’S THE SHIP.
M88 Mansion served as the title sponsor of the Korea sailing, bringing its own branded activities and entertainment to the ship alongside the festival program.
M88 Mansion at IT’S THE SHIP Korea 2024
The Korea sailing was an earlier chapter in M88 Mansion’s festival and entertainment partnerships. Rather than a standard land-based activation, the event took place entirely aboard Costa Serena, giving shipmates several days of music, activities, and branded experiences between Busan and Nagasaki.
M88’s presence included onboard gaming activities, fan interactions, merchandise, and appearances connected with its entertainment partners.
Maria Ozawa and FlyWithMe on Board
M88 Mansion’s event recap featured Maria Ozawa alongside FlyWithMe, who appeared as part of the M88 Babes entertainment presence during the cruise.
For FlyWithMe, the sailing provided an early example of the group’s involvement in an M88-branded live event. That makes the 2024 cruise useful context for understanding later FlyWithMe and M88 Babes appearances. For the broader relationship behind these appearances, see how FlyWithMe works with M88.
Fans can explore the FlyWithMe member overview and lineup history on the Meet the Girls page.
$50,000 Poker and Baccarat Prize Pool
Gaming was also part of M88 Mansion’s onboard program. The event featured Poker and Baccarat tournaments with a combined $50,000 prize pool, adding a competitive gaming element to the festival cruise.
The tournaments were part of the wider M88 activation rather than the main music program, giving participating shipmates another activity to follow between performances and other onboard events.
Onboard Activities and M88 Fan Experiences
Beyond the tournament tables, M88 Mansion supported additional onboard activities and branded fan experiences. These included interactive challenges, merchandise, and opportunities for shipmates to engage with M88 personalities during the sailing.
Keeping these activities in the context of the 2024 cruise is important: they belong to this specific four-day event and should not be presented as current or ongoing Club M88 promotions.
From the 2024 Cruise to Later M88 Babes Events
IT’S THE SHIP Korea 2024 came well before the newer M88 Babes campaigns now covered on the site. A later seasonal example was the M88 Mansion Holiday Photoshoot during the 2025 holiday period.
Later still, FlyWithMe members attended S2O Korea on July 11–12, 2026. Linking these stories chronologically shows how M88-related entertainment appearances developed from the 2024 festival cruise into later seasonal and live-event campaigns.
