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Nightlife in the Bahamas

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In the Out Islands, an "early to bed, up with the roosters" lifestyle limits nightlife to the lounges of resorts and a few bars where the local reggae band or a rake-and-scrape band is holding court—except for when special events are scheduled, when unalloyed joy may break out, such as Junkanoo. The best way to find the local action, since it's sporadic (and often spontaneous), is to ask the staff at your hotel for insider guidance.

That all changes in Nassau and Paradise Island. There, your options are local pubs, and music, international floor shows, clubs, casinos, or elegant piano bars and cigar lounges: Club Waterloo does its darnedest to make spring break last 365 days a year (East Bay St.; 242-393-7324; www.clubwaterloo.com; closed Sun. and Mon., except during spring break). Cabarets at the larger hotels on Cable Beach and Paradise Island often showcase performers like Leann Rimes and the Beach Boys. And there's always music and excitement at Atlantis, its most recent addition being the Aura nightclub, reached by a two-story blue-glass grand staircase.

When you're in the mood for a special after-dinner experience, head to Graycliff, on West Hill Street, for a glass of cognac in the elegant lounge, accompanied by an award-winning cigar made right there by a skilled team of Cubans. If you want to skip the cigar and just have a quiet mojito or aged rum with some background music, head for the piano lounge of Café Martinique, at Marina Village. One of the most inviting bars is the new SeaGlass Lounge at The Cove on Paradise Island, which lives up to its name with floor-to-ceiling windows, and a terrace overlooking the ocean (242-363-6900, ext. 69396; www.thecoveatlantis.com.