 Japanese title card · “Departure! Egg Fort II” | |
| Series | Sonic X (ソニックX), TMS Entertainment |
| Season | Season 1 (2003–2004) |
| Episode | Season 1, episode 20 · no. 20 of 78 |
| English title | “Cruise Blues” (4Kids) |
| Japanese title | 出撃！エッグフォートⅡ (Shutsugeki! Eggu Fōto Tsū, “Departure! Egg Fort II”) |
| First aired (Japan) | 17 August 2003 · TV Tokyo |
| First aired (US) | 14 February 2004 · Fox Box (Fox) |
| Directed by | Nana Harada |
| Written by | Hiro Masaki |
| Storyboard | Hajime Kamegaki |
| Previous episode | Sonic’s Scream Test (S01E19) |
| Next episode | Fast Friends (S01E21) |
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Cruise Blues is episode 20 of Season 1 of Sonic X and the 20th of the anime’s 78 episodes. In Japan it is called “Departure! Egg Fort II” (出撃！エッグフォートⅡ). It premiered on TV Tokyo on 17 August 2003, and the 4Kids English version followed on Fox Box (Fox) on 14 February 2004. It was directed by Nana Harada and written by Hiro Masaki.
Synopsis
Chris’ father treats everyone to a cruise among the glaciers, and all of them love it except Sonic, who has nowhere to run and pleads seasickness to get off. Nelson’s cure is a group of senior citizens who set about teaching the hedgehog the art of taking it easy.
Eggman, meanwhile, can’t get the old Egg Fort off the ground, so he builds three flying sections that lock together into the Egg Fort II. Bokkun announces it at the Thorndyke mansion with his usual parting gift, a bomb, which goes off in Ella’s face.
When the Egg Fort II catches up with the ship, Sonic keeps slipping on the ice until one of his new elderly friends helps him find his footing. Then Bokkun turns up in tears, fleeing an enraged Ella – who flies in on the X-Tornado and, with a little help from Sonic, sends Eggman packing. By the end, Sonic decides to stay aboard and relax.
Key Moments
- The Egg Fort II makes its debut.
- Ella takes on Eggman herself.
- Sonic learns, a little, to slow down.
Trivia
- Nana Harada’s first episode as director; she directed episodes in all three seasons.
- On home video: Japanese DVD/VHS volume 5 (Victor Entertainment, 21 November 2003); 4Kids/FUNimation volume 5, Sonic’s Scream Test (25 January 2005); the Chaos Emerald Chaos DVD set (2008); and Discotek’s Sonic X Collection 1 (2016) and complete-series Blu-rays.
Watch the Episode
The full 4Kids English episode, uploaded by TMS Entertainment’s official “Anime! on TMS” YouTube channel (checked 6 November 2026).
Part of our Sonic X Season 1 guide. See the Sonic X series page for the cast, theme songs and home video.
Sources: titles, credits and air dates from Wikipedia’s list of Sonic X episodes and Sonic Wiki Zone, cross-checked with each other and with Luke’s original Sonic Scene episode table; synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode, Wikipedia’s summary and Sonic Wiki Zone’s plot notes; title card and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.