Monday, April 15, 2013

Club Report: Sailaway Party, Bliss Ultra Lounge (Norwegian Epic)

Greetings from megaship Norwegian Epic!  Of course every cruise is going to start with a Sailaway Party, this one on the pool deck as the ship sailed out of Miami.

With DJ Franco (RP) on the boards playing line dances to get the crowd into a partying mood!
The Epic's animation team leading this week's flock!
Dead pretty much everywhere else, "Gangnam Style" was very much alive on this ship, lol!  No one was complaining though.
The dance club on board this ship is Bliss Ultra Lounge, a carryover from NCL's Jewel Class ships except this one is much larger than the other ships I've been on.  It has the same velvet covered beds and furnishings but just a lot more space.  And a bowling alley!
DJ Franco here too spinning Top 40/Dance and Hip Hop.
Visited here 3 times during the week and there was always a crowd except when a competing event was taking place at the ship's outdoor club, Spice H20, where they're having an ABBA-themed 70's Party tonight. It can't get much better than that!
Dance floor at Bliss was typically packed into the wee hours and nearly everyone was dressed up rather than the slobs we typically see on cruise ships!
This ship has Blue Man Group shows on board and it was interesting and funny but now that I've seen the 90-minute show for free, glad I did not spend $80 for it at CityWalk in Orlando!
And was typically the case at the ship's Bliss Ultra Lounge, a good time was had by all!  Thanks to DJ Franco for the shout-outs!
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 16, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    was he beatmixing or just slamming into each track?

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  2. AnonymousApril 17, 2013 at 4:12 PM

    I'm sure the Blue Man performance was cool but it's not the real deal. To see the real deal, you have to go to the Venetian in Vegas. The one in Orlando might be a close enough second because of the facility they have next to the Hard Rock but Venetian in Vegas is monstrous and has all that tourist money so they put on the real show there. They be limited on the ship because of the space and so forth.

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  3. KingBobApril 18, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    Yeah, I figured the ship's show is limited in scope. And it's only half the length. Interesting concept though; pretty clever material.

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  4. AnonymousApril 18, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    If you ever make it to Vegas, it's worth the time to see the full show at the Venetian.

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  5. KingBobApril 20, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Anon at 10:43am, tracks were often truncated rather than full versions.

    Anon at 4:03pm, if I make it back to Vegas anytime soon then I'm likely checking out clubs rather than shows. We have an article coming up this week about how the demand for House/Dance DJ's in Las Vegas has driven up the price of DJ's in the other home for House, Ibiza.

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