My View: Live from a Back2Back Adventure on the Seas

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My View: Week 1, Day 5: Nassau Bahamas

 

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We had never done an excursion in Nassau. Since this was my parents’ first opportunity to visit this port, we decided to do a ship excursion. We chose the “Charm and Beauty of Nassau and Paradise Island”. We booked it ahead of time for $39 per person, which I think is a good price for a 3-hour tour. On the ship, the cost was $52, so we saved a good $13 per person by booking ahead on the cruise planner.

 

Our tour van - Nicely air conditioned! Our tour guide was Henry, and he was excellent!

 

 

Our first stop was Atlantis. We got to walk around for 15 minutes to see the aquarium and area:

 

 

 

 

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Inside views:

 

 

 

The aquarium:

 

People snorkeling (or snuba?) in the aquarium:

 

 

I saw a spotted stingray too, but could not capture a picture.

 

 

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A few more views outside:

 

 

 

A view of our ship from the bridge to Paradise Island:

 

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Our next stop was at Fort Charlotte, which was not included in the tour. I did not ask about admission price, as we only had 15 minutes. My mom got to shop a bit.

 

 

Views from the fort area:

 

 

Grandeur of the Seas was also in port:

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The tour included a stop at the Rum Distillery. The rum tasting was really only a small sip of Piña Colada. I could not even taste the rum. It was more oike a flavored ice. It was definitely not a sales technique (or maybe a failed one). The tour was interesting though, and very well presented by the tour guide.

 

 

 

 

 

They had two huge roosters at the distillery:

 

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A few views from our tour van:

 

 

 

 

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More Views from our Tour Van:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Interesting facts: All government buildings in the Bahamas are painted pink and white, while all police stations are painted green:

 

 

 

 

This is a government owned vegetable and fruit garden. Any resident is allowed to pick free fruit and veggies from this garden.

 

 

Tip: When you are in the Bahamas... If you get a taste for some fruit, you are allowed to pick any ripe fruit that hangs over the fence of any private residence. If it hangs over the fence toward the street, it is considered public property. At least, that is what Henry told us. [emoji16]

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We drove past the new Baha Mar, which is supposed to be competition for Atlantis. Although some aspects are impressive, I do not think it can be compared with all the bells and whistles of Atlantis.

 

Baha Mar:

 

 

Beautiful wall with a waterfall... It has crystals in the wall that allows it to sparkle at night:

 

 

Their golf course was designed by Jack Nicklaus and consists of 72 holes:

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Our last stop on the tour was Junkanoo Beach. It has changed a lot since our first visit. It is still beautiful, but there were some sharp pieces of broken glass on the beach.

 

 

 

 

This used to be an aquarium, but it went bankrupt after Atlantis opened:

 

 

Ships in port:

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A few views of the ships:

 

 

 

 

 

My favorite view: My family

 

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Day 5 Compass:

 

 

 

 

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Adventure Ocean Day 5:

 

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My View: End of Week 1, Day 5:

 

 

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Excellent review

How many people were on the Nassau tour?

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Excellent review

How many people were on the Nassau tour?

Thank you!

 

There were only 19 on our van. I thought it was a good size.

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I have added this to my list. [emoji846]

 

 

Thank you so much, I owe you an adult beverage!

 

(If you don’t get a chance on this leg of the cruise, next week is totally cool [emoji106])

 

 

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Stupid phone, disregard

 

 

 

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Disregard

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks for all the great photos from Nassau. On our last visit there we were booked to snorkel in the aquarium at Atlantis. Unfortunately, it was cancelled due to thunderstorms in the area. I wish they had offered us a chance to reschedule a bit later in the day, as the storm passed quickly and the pools were reopened right after they finished processing our refund. At the time we booked, only snorkeling was offered in the aquarium, but that was in 2014. I don't know if they have added a snuba option since then.

 

I completely agree with your thoughts on Coco Cay. I'm willing to give it a chance.

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APDMOM - thanks for this terrific review, and we look forward to joining you tomorrow at the sailaway party!

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Thank you so much, I owe you an adult beverage!

 

(If you don’t get a chance on this leg of the cruise, next week is totally cool [emoji106])

 

 

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[emoji846]Rain check[emoji846]

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APDMOM - thanks for this terrific review, and we look forward to joining you tomorrow at the sailaway party!

 

[emoji106]See you there!

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My View: Week 1, Day 6: At Sea