{"id":36988,"date":"2026-08-11T13:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orlandoentertainmentnews.com\/?p=36988"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:32:07","slug":"club-reports-ocean-drive-bar-pinks-champagne-bar-mardi-gras-nightclub-ms-pride-of-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orlandoentertainmentnews.com\/?p=36988","title":{"rendered":"Club Reports: Ocean Drive Bar, Pink’s Champagne Bar, Mardi Gras Nightclub (MS Pride Of America)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By now you know that if we\u2019re traveling, we like to share entertainment choices in the various cities we\u2019re in or the ships we\u2019re on. On Saturday we began a 7-nt sailing on Norwegian Cruise Line<\/em> ship Pride of America <\/em>doing a sailing around the Hawaiian islands. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This ship is very unique because it flies the American flag and a majority of the crew onboard are American. That differs from every other cruise ship out there which are all foreign-flagged and must travel to foreign destinations. Because this Hawaii-only itinerary never visits a foreign port, only an American ship can do the route and Pride of America <\/em>does it every Saturday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocean Drive Bar<\/em> is located on Deck 11 midship adjacent the South Beach Pool<\/em>. While there was a “Welcome Aboard” show later in the evening in one of the ship’s lounges, there was no Sail-Away Party here at the pool as there is on most cruises.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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ODB <\/em>was doing a brisk business though.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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With most passengers arriving earlier that afternoon from the U.S. mainland with body clocks 3-6 hours later than Hawaiian time, the pool and many public areas on board were not that busy on this first day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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There was a DJ delivering “poolside vibes” even if it wasn’t a traditional Sail-Away party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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San Jose-based DJ Tidal Wave (USA) was on the decks playing Classic Top 40 tunes such as “Everybody Dance Now”, “Pump Up The Jam” and “Disco Inferno”. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pink’s Champagne Bar <\/em>is located on Deck 6 midship and we visited during our first evening onboard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pink’s<\/em> is home to crooners, pianists and occasionally the ship’s small Hawaiian band.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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During our first night visit we saw an acoustic guitar set from Doug (USA). Doug doesn’t have a last name apparently; he just goes by “Doug”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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He was great but it seems the kind of music typically played here deserves an intimate venue and not this huge space such as Pink’s<\/em>. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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While many of the newer cruise ships have done away with traditional nightclubs in favor of multipurpose venues, Pride of America<\/em> retains its dance club Mardi Gras<\/em>. We prefer it that way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Last night was 70’s Disco night and we arrived just as the ship’s live band was cranking-up at 9:30PM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Wave (USA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dance floor filled-up immediately for songs such as “Boogie Oogie Oogie”, “Celebration” and “Play That Funky Music”. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We noticed immediately that the dance floor is missing a shiny disco ball, lol.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Songs such as “Dancing Queen”, “I Will Survive” and “Freak Out” kept the dance floor active.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The ship’s animation team was on hand to keep the crowd on hand. Quite a few Floridians in the ship’s crew and this guy is from Ocoee!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Soul Train<\/em> style Disco line passing through as the band played “Car Wash”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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You know we love our 70’s Disco and OEN <\/em>will have full coverage from the World’s Largest Disco<\/em> in Buffalo in November.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Band did a great job replicating the sounds of the original songs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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At 10:15PM the band segment ended and DJ Tidal Wave took over from the booth overlooking the dance floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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He would continue with Disco for the first half hour or so before switching the music over to more contemporary dance hits. We heard “Stayin’ Alive”, “That’s The Way I Like It” and “Ladies’ Night”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dance floor thinned a bit once the band ended.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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But a good time was had by all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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