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Pink Floyd tribute band Think Floyd USA will headline a 3-day Carnival cruise to the Bahamas in 2009.

The Great Gig in the Sea, a nod to Floyd’s “Great Gig in the Sky,” sets sail from the Port of Miami (Florida) on Friday, May 1, arriving at Nassau, Bahamas, the following morning, before returning to Miami Sunday morning.

The three days will include Floyd-related parties, games and trivia, as well as performances each night by Think Floyd USA.

“This cruise provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for Pink Floyd fans to come together and enjoy the exceptional music and memories of one of the most celebrated performing acts of all time,” says Justin Seidenberg, co-owner of Kiqstart Music of New York, N.Y., the band’s management company.

Think Floyd USA — not to be confused with the U.K. cover band of nearly the same name — covers Floyd from the band’s Syd Barrett days through their acclaimed albums of the ’70s like “Dark Side of the Moon,” “Wish You Were Here” and “The Wall.”

Tickets for the cruise run from about $475 for an inside room to about $970 for a larger suite.

“Floyd fans are so passionate about the band and love to get together to elebrate the music. It’s going to be a blast,” says Mitch Blumfield, Think Floyd USA’s vocalist.

For more information, visit www.greatgiginthesea.com or www.thinkfloydlive.com.

Animation cells and concept drawings from the 1982 film “Pink Floyd The Wall” will be shown and sold at an exhibit in Colorado in June.

“33.33 — The Art of the Album” will show June 1-30 at the Walnut Street Gallery in Fort Collins, Colo.

In addition to artwork by Gerald Scarfe from “The Wall” film, the exhibit will include limited edition silk-screen prints of cover art that’s graced albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and The Who.

The prints have been signed by the artists, including Hipgnosis’s George Hardie and Storm Thorgerson. In some cases band members, including Floyd’s Roger Waters, Pete Townshend and Jimmy Page, have also signed the pieces.

Preview of the show runs May 29-31, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Opening night reception is June 1, 6 to 9 p.m.

“33.33 — The Art of the Album” is free and open to the public. All works on display will be for sale.

For more information, call (800) 562-3387, or email darleen@walnutst.com.