Events : USA : FL : Miami : The Groove Cruise
Events : Bahamas : Great Stirrup Cay : The Groove Cruise
When : January 25-28, 2013
When : January 25-28, 2013
Where : Private Island of Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
Phone : 877-GET-WHET (438-9438)
2200 sexy people, 72 hours, 40+ artists, 9 party experiences, 2 islands, a massive cruise ship and YOU.
What started as a group of 125 friends going on a cruise in 2004 has erupted in to the world's largest fully charted dance music cruise experience. The Groove Cruise is geared towards those who love dance music and who live by the mantra to 'Work Hard and Play Harder'. Join the world's best dance music artists on massive amenity jammed cruise ships as we sail to exotic destinations. Enthusiasts come from all over the world for the music and to escape reality, and they return to reconnect with the amazing friends they have met from previous years.
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Past artist talent has included Deadmau5, Benny Benassi, Roger Sanchez, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dirty South, Sharam (Deep Dish), Robbie Rivera, Bad Boy Bill, Chus & Ceballos, Boris, Funkagenda, Chris Lake, Max Vangeli, Darude, Donald Glaude,Mind Control, Jonathan Peters, DJ Dan, Lee Burridge among many more.
The Groove Cruise Review By : Jewel M. : Miami, FL
The Groove cruise is a yearly music event which combines dozens of world famous DJ's with two thousand house music fans on a cruise ship for three days of non-stop music and partying. I'm glad that I survived the weekend!
The crowd was a mixed bag of retro punks, douche-bag fist pumpers, party animals, hard core house heads, and nightlife lovers, with both singles and couples in attendance. Most people were friendly and respectful. Of course there were the usual annoying frat party boys, but they weren't too pushy and luckily left our group alone for the most part. Some rude drunk people ripped apart the decorations that I put up on our door in celebration of my boyfriend's birthday, but the vast majority of the crowd was just there to have a great time and there weren't any fights or issues like at a normal nightclub.
The Music, DJ's, and sound systems were all very good. My favorites were Dj Gary G at the Bliss Pajama Party, George Morel, Dirty South, Louis D, and Funkagenda. The parties were well orchestrated. The booking process with Whet Travel, while a bit complicated, worked out well, and Kathy, the Whet Travel event administrator, was incredibly helpful and always available to answer questions.
The Norwegian Sky itself is huge. The staff is friendly and well trained. There is always someone ready to take your drink order and deliver your bottles or drinks to your table. There were always enough tables by the pool and the nightclub. The staff was so well trained they were almost invisible. Whatever you wanted was just instantly available wherever you were on the ship.
The prices for drinks were very reasonable. You could buy a bottle of champagne for $22.00 plus gratuity, and you could take your bottle with you from place to place on the ship. That made it so convenient to move from pool to party and back to your room. There was a lot of freedom and no reservations were needed for tables by the pool or in the clubs.
There was a buffet open 24 hrs a day, which was great because the parties never stopped and you were never sure when you were going to have the time or inclination to eat. Unfortunately, while there was a large variety of food which was changed often to avoid repetition, nothing was really great. The mushrooms in the build your own pasta made me sick twice in a row. Once I figured out the mushrooms didn't agree with me, I was fine. I hear the restaurants were great, especially the steak house, but we never seemed to be able to get ourselves there to try it.
Our whole group had an amazing time. We all left exhausted and shell-shocked, but it was so worth it! Very little sleep was had, but who wants to sleep when there are three amazing parties going on at any given time.
This is a life changing experience, and we will definitely be back next year!
2013 Line-Up :
Sander Van Doon | Donald Glaude | EDX | Funkagenda | Ferry Corsten | Darude | Mark Knight | Nervo | Sebastian Drums | George Acosta | Boris | Oscar P | EC Twins Scotty Boy | Doc Brown | Cato K | Sydney Blu | Kenneth Thomas | Digital Lab | DSK CHK Louie Corrales | Prok & Fitch | Louis Dee | Steve Smooth | Kalendr | Flynn Nolan | Greg Bauer | Cesar Sousa | Scooter & Lavelle | Kristina Sky | Dean Mason | Lee Kalt | Stellar | Shannon Williams | Dano | MindControl | Ivano Bellini | Brienne | Ronnie G | Benjamin Boom | Anthony Attalla | Saeed Younan | Cocodrills | Jeff LeClair | Ryan Morales | Christian J | Niklis C
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