Free beaches at Nassau and Freeport?

[Rainbowfalls]

Hello :),

 

My family and I are taking a cruise in December with carnival to the bahamas and I was wondering if anyone knows of any close free beaches from the port at freeport or Nassau?

[CruiserBruce]

Welcome to Cruise Critic!

 

The best place for your Bahamas question is on the Bahamas board, here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=58

 

For lots of good info about Carnival, look at their board, here:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=215

[Rainbowfalls]

sorry lol, this forum is so huge really I kinda got lost.

[CruiserBruce]

sorry lol, this forum is so huge really I kinda got lost.

Understand perfectly. Just helping you get the most out of the tremondous amount of info here.

[Oshawapilot]

There is a free beach within walking distance in Nassau - walking away from the piers once you get into town turn right (go through the straw market if you want) and follow the road all the way to the end of the "downtown" area...past the McDonalds, and then keep looking to your right - there is a beach in that area. (There's free WiFi in the McDonalds, BTW - dodgy, but workable...)

 

It's not a fancy beach...kinda surrounded by rough property..but it's a beach with sand, clean water, changerooms/bathrooms, and a few drink booths nearby.

 

For us, Nassau in general was a bit of a disappointment, at least from the "within walking distance of the ship" viewpoint. I hear that once you get away from the immediate area it was better, but we didn't' take any excursions there.