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Pictures show Las Vegas pool parties are back as the city reopens, and some tourists say now they're better than ever
Pictures show Las Vegas pool parties are back as the city reopens, and some tourists say now they're better than ever
Joey HaddenApr 20, 2021, 19:22 IST
Some tourists are enjoying Las Vegas pool parties more now than ever before.Courtesy of Alyssa Waggoner/@cynthia_alexis/Instagram
With more of the country opening up, Las Vegas pool parties are back - and so are tourists.
At these parties, people rent out daybeds and cabanas for a day of drinking, dancing, and swimming.
Despite social-distancing and mask-wearing hotel policies, the CDC says to avoid large gatherings.
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"Four months ago, Vegas was a complete ghost town," said Alyssa Waggoner, who has attended pool parties in the Nevada city over the years.
Alyssa Waggoner at a recent Circa Stadium pool party posted on Instagram on April 12.
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But today, it's a spaced-out party. "You have so much room to swim it almost seems like you have the whole pool to yourself," Waggoner said.
A recent Circa Stadium pool party posted on Instagram on April 12.
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As vaccinations ramp up, many Las Vegas hotels have brought back the city's famous pool parties.
The Pool Marquee at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
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Some partygoers said the socially-distanced Las Vegas pool parties are even better than the pre-pandemic ones.
Cynthia Cruz (third from left) with friends at a pool party at MGM Grand posted on Instagram on March 31.
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"It felt like a private event," Cruz said of a Wet Republic party at MGM Grand.
Cynthia Cruz at MGM Grand posted on Instagram on March 31.
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At the Flamingo Hotel pool day club, Nicole Catherine had her first Las Vegas experience.
Nicole Catherine (left) at the Flamingo Hotel posted on Instagram on April 8.
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Jennifer Ferro, a Las Vegas resident, has been to parties at Planet Hollywood, Paris Hotel, and Circa pool recently, and she said she felt safe at all of them.
Jennifer Ferro (seated on the right) in a group photo taken at a recent pool party posted on Instagram on April 8.
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"I had a blast these last few days running around Vegas from pool to pool," Ferro said.
Ferro (right) and friends (left) at a recent pool party.
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