TikTok trend · since October 2026

Cruise Ship Dance, Designed: From the Collar Tug to the Deck Lunge

Upload your portrait and a holiday photo, set the collar tug as the first frame and the lunge as the last, then animate the deck dance.

Last checked 2026-11-05

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Set the collar-tug close-up as the first frame and the deck lunge as the last, then animate the dance between them.
  1. 1First frame · 3
  2. 2Last frame · 3
  3. 3Animate 10 s · 280
Your photo or pet

9:16 vertical · first frame, then last frame, then the clip between them

Next: last frame 3 credits, then animate 10 s · 280 credits.

Joining the trend is free; making it on Lovart ME uses credits from packs starting at $9.90 for 250 credits. Each button shows its exact cost before you generate.

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01 / Samples

Cruise ship dance frame samples

A grey cat in a tiny collared shirt and a man in white linen with a friend peeking out, each dancing across a sunny deck, remixed from 10-second airapvideo.homes originals.

The cruise ship dance, also searched as the 24K Magic AI trend, is a live-action remake of a solo deck dance: a big grin and a collar tug to the camera, then a dance alone across a sunny cruise deck while a friend peeks out of a corridor. This page describes the moves and the setting only, with an original beat and no film footage. The cat, the man and the friend below are original generated characters. Both clips are Lovart ME edits of Seedance 2.0 Fast originals made for airapvideo.homes on November 5, 2026; the two sets, the lunge and the caption cards are GPT Image 2.5 Flare stills made for this page. None came from the workbench above.

The cat tugs its collar
Original AI grey tabby cat photo
Photo
The cat tugs its collar designed still used as the first frame
Still
The cat tugs its collar early frame of the clip
Start
The cat tugs its collar late frame of the clip
End

The cat tugs its collar

Remixed from an airapvideo.homes clip · Seedance 2.0 Fast
Photo
A GPT Image 2.5 Flare photo of an original grey tabby cat, whole body in view
First frame
GPT Image 2.5 Flare image to image, 9:16: the cat upright in a tiny white collared shirt on a sunny cruise deck, one paw on its collar
Master
Seedance 2.0 Fast · 720p · 9:16 · 10 s from the first frame, made on airapvideo.homes on November 5, 2026
This cut
8.0 s re-cut for Lovart ME: reframed, steel-and-frost grade, not mirrored; zero credits
What happens
It starts with one paw on its collar, dances upright across the deck with little kicks and hops from about 1 to 6 s, and at 7 s drops into a low lunge with one paw out, looking at the lens
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Deck dance with a peeking friend
Original adult portrait 1
Photo 1
Original adult portrait 2
Photo 2
Deck dance with a peeking friend designed still used as the first frame
Still
Deck dance with a peeking friend early frame of the clip
Start
Deck dance with a peeking friend late frame of the clip
End

Deck dance with a peeking friend

Remixed from an airapvideo.homes clip · Seedance 2.0 Fast
Photos
Two GPT Image 2.5 Flare portraits: an original man in his 20s in a white linen shirt, and an original woman with a red pixie cut in a striped T-shirt
First frame
GPT Image 2.5 Flare image to image, 9:16: him on the deck tugging his collar, her peeking out of a corridor doorway on the left
Master
Seedance 2.0 Fast · 720p · 9:16 · 10 s from the first frame, made on airapvideo.homes on November 5, 2026
This cut
8.5 s re-cut for Lovart ME: reframed, steel-and-frost grade, not mirrored; zero credits
What happens
A close-up grin and two collar tugs for the first 2 seconds, then he dances away down the deck with slides and kicks; at about 7 s she leans out of the doorway on the left, grinning, as he drops into a lunge further down the deck
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Your Trip set · Still only: designed 9:16 still Your Trip set · Still only
The linen shirt portrait
Photo
Your Trip set · Still only still
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Your Trip set · Still only

New GPT Image 2.5 still · no video
Input
The same man’s portrait
Still
GPT Image 2.5 Flare image to image, made November 5, 2026 for this page: him tugging his collar on a sunny seaside boardwalk, turquoise sea behind
Output
A designed first frame only; it was not animated
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Harbour Night set · Still only: designed 9:16 still Harbour Night set · Still only
The linen shirt portrait
Photo
Harbour Night set · Still only still
Still

Harbour Night set · Still only

New GPT Image 2.5 still · no video
Input
The same man’s portrait
Still
GPT Image 2.5 Flare image to image, made November 5, 2026: him on a boat deck in a harbour at night under string lights
Output
A designed first frame only; it was not animated
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The lunge, last frame · Still only: designed 9:16 still The lunge, last frame · Still only
The linen shirt portrait
Photo
The lunge, last frame · Still only still
Still

The lunge, last frame · Still only

New GPT Image 2.5 still · no video
Inputs
The same portrait and the empty cruise deck as the place
Still
GPT Image 2.5 Flare image to image, made November 5, 2026: him in a deep lunge on the deck, one arm thrown out toward the sea
Output
A designed last frame only; it was not animated
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02 / First and last frame

Set the cruise ship dance first and last frame

First frame: a big close-up of the grin with a hand on the collar; last frame: the deep lunge on the deck with one arm out and the sea behind.

First frame: the man in white linen tugging his collar on a seaside boardwalk

First frame: the collar

Chest up, close, grinning straight into the lens, one hand on the collar. The camera pulls back from here, so start tight.

Last frame: the man in a deep lunge on a cruise deck, one arm out toward the sea

Last frame: the lunge

Camera pulled back, whole body on the deck: one knee low, the other leg stretched back, one arm out toward the sea. Design the last frame edits the first one into this, so the clothes and light match.

Close-up needs a clear face

The first shot is a big close-up, so use a sharp photo with your face turned to the camera in good light; head and shoulders is enough. A shirt with a collar makes the tug read. For a pet, the whole animal, face to the camera; it dances upright. Set the first frame and Design the last frame both run on Image to Image; Animate it sends the pair to Image to Video at 9:16. Seedance 2.5 and Seedance 2.0 Mini land the clip on your last frame; other video models start from the first frame only.

Set the first frame →
03 / Your trip

Use your holiday photo for the cruise ship dance

Add one photo from your own trip next to your portrait; the still takes its sea, rails and light, without ship names or logos.

Any holiday photo with water or a deck in it works: a ferry, a pier, a hotel pool. Set the first frame puts your portrait and up to two holiday photos into one Image to Image request and leaves out names and logos. With no photo, Classic Deck gives the sunny cruise deck.

Your Trip set for the cruise ship dance

Your Trip

Add a photo from your own holiday: a boardwalk, a ferry, a hotel pool deck. The still keeps its sea, rails and light. The sample is a seaside boardwalk.

Use this deck →
Harbour Night set for the cruise ship dance

Harbour Night

A boat deck in a harbour after dark, string lights overhead and city lights on the water.

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Classic Deck set for the cruise ship dance

Classic Deck

No photo needed: a sunny white cruise deck with teak planks, blue railings and open sea.

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04 / The moves

Cruise ship dance moves between the frames

Write the collar tug, a slide and two kicks across the deck, a spin, and the drop into the lunge; let the camera pull back from the close-up.

The prompt behind the cat master

Video

Use the photo as the first frame; keep the cat exactly. One vertical camera that starts close and pulls back, one continuous take. 0-2 s: close-up of the cat’s smug face; it tugs its collar with one paw. 2-6 s: it dances upright across the deck, a little slide and two kicks, tail swaying. 6-8 s: it drops into a low lunge, one paw out. 8-10 s: it straightens up, looks at the lens and flicks its ear. Natural weight, no extra legs, real cat size. Original funky groove, no lyrics, no known song. No text, no logos.

Use this prompt →

This master was made from the first frame only, at a medium shot, so it skips the pull-back from a close-up: the cat is already full body when the collar tug happens. The kicks and the lunge landed close to the prompt’s timing. Starting your first frame as a chest-up close-up and setting the lunge as the last frame gives the camera its pull-back.

Collar tug: frame at 0.3 s of The cat tugs its collar
0.3 s

Collar tug

Upright in the white shirt, one paw on the collar, smug face to the camera.

Slide and kicks: frame at 2.5 s of The cat tugs its collar
2.5 s

Slide and kicks

Dancing on its hind legs across the deck, a back leg kicked out, tail swinging.

The lunge: frame at 7.4 s of The cat tugs its collar
7.4 s

The lunge

Down into a low lunge, back leg stretched out, one front paw on the boards.

The clips come with an original funky groove, not the song from the film scene. Add music in TikTok or Reels when you post.

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05 / Caption cards

Cruise ship dance caption cards

One short line of your own above the head, like “Day 3 of the cruise”, and a clean frame for the lunge at the end.

Caption card: Day 3 of the cruise in a white band above the man tugging his collar
Still only · GPT Image 2.5 Flare still, caption typed on top

Top line

Make it about your trip, not the film: the day, the buffet, the out-of-office. Spanish speakers post it as “bailando en el crucero”, which works as a line too.

Day 3 of the cruise

Me when the buffet opens

Out of office, on deck

Caption card: Me when the buffet opens above the man lunging on the deck
Still only · GPT Image 2.5 Flare still, caption typed on top

Clean finish

Put the line in a white band above the picture and keep the lunge clear: arms and legs go wide at the end, and text over them cuts the pose. Download still, then Open in PhotoCraft and type the line. PhotoCraft is a free editor in the browser; editing costs no credits.

Open PhotoCraft →

Where it came from: on October 11, 2026 a phone clip of a deck dance scene from a 2018 animated film went viral (6.7 million views by November 2); on October 12 the first live-action AI remake, two young men on a real-looking cruise deck, reached 5.1 million views. On October 31 an Argentine remake passed 858,200 views, a CapCut template spread and #24kmagicaidance was created. Dates and counts are as recorded on peer template pages.

Questions

Cruise ship dance questions

Which moment is the first frame?

A big close-up of your grin with one hand on your collar. The last frame is the deep lunge on the deck, one arm out, the sea behind you.

Can I use my own holiday photo?

Yes. Add a photo from your own trip next to your portrait; the deck, the railings, the sea and the light follow it, without ship names or logos.

Why a collared shirt?

The clip opens on a close-up of the collar tug, so a collar makes the move read. If your photo has no collar, the still gives you a plain white collared shirt.

Does the clip use the song?

No. The clips have an original funky groove and no known song. Add music in TikTok or Reels when you post if you want it.

Is there a CapCut template?

Yes, a CapCut template spread from October 31, 2026. Here you set the first and last frame yourself in the browser, with your own face and your own trip.

More

More after your cruise ship dance clip

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Sources: MakeViral 24K Magic AI trend, Starrd cruise template (checked 2026-11-05).

Lovart ME is an independent site and is not affiliated with TikTok, CapCut, MakeViral, Starrd, any film studio or any record label. Sample people and pets are original generated characters; the music is original and no film footage is used.