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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
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02-12-2006, 11:55 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: St. Louis
Posts: 1,969
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Nassau Excursion Advice
We're in the planning stages of our cruise (Wonder to the Bahamas) and would like some feedback on the Nassau excursions. While Atlantis would be something to see, I think we'd also like to see some of the sights in Nassau (the cheesey pirate museum, Ft. Fincastle/Queen's Staircase, the Straw Market). Our kids are 8 and 10.
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02-12-2006, 12:50 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,092
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
We were on the Wonder in January. We did not plan a shore excursion here. Just wanted to explore. And we did have fun. We walked all the way up to the Government house and looked down over the town and the harbor. Talked to a nice military guard named Green. However, please know... the hardest thing was to get through the barrage of tour guides who Pounced on us at the end of the dock. Next time, if I'm on my own again, we will closely follow a group just to get by them without getting "attacked"!
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02-12-2006, 01:07 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: second star to the right
Posts: 13,308
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
I think Nassau is a pretty easy place to explore on your own. Dave has a pretty good walking tour in the DCL Passporter. I have been to Nassau on mnay cruises and have never done an excursion there that I felt was worth the money we paid for it.
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02-12-2006, 03:59 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
I hadn't even planned to get off the ship, but 17yo DD's excursion was cancelled, so I grabbed Dave's walking tour and we set out on our own. She's a history buff, so I just sighted Fort Fincastle and started walking! We did get stopped by a tour guide person, but quickly shook him and set off. I think we got off Dave's map a little [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] but Ft. Fincastle was hard to miss! We resumed the walk and went by the Governor's mansion, Christ Church and through the straw market (which was NOT as bad as I'd thought it would be, but I've been in Turkish markets...). We stopped and made a few purchases and were back on the ship about 1 1/2 hours after we left, then had the afternoon to ourselves onboard. It was nice and we could have slowed down, but I'd promised my younger ones that we'd have lunch together, so I had to pick them up from the clubs.
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02-12-2006, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
Welcome to the boards modisney! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] We haven't done any excursions in Nassau but there are reviews in the PassPorter's Field Guide to the Disney Cruise Line and you could do a search in this forum for other threads using the keyword "Nassau". If you plan on doing any shopping in Nassau, I definitely recommend going to the Shopping Presentation onboard. They will give you a flyer with what shops they recommend, information on what to do if an item breaks, etc. and even hand out some freebies.
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02-12-2006, 06:06 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Hanover, Maryland
Posts: 40
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
We did the Dolphin Encounter in Nassau. I think this is one I wish we had booked through Disney. We booked it on our own through Shoretours.com and we did save money this time. Shoretours.com doesn't charge for 3 year olds and Disney does. However, for future note, I believe the transportation costs are included in the Disney excursion offerings and they help navigate through the hoards of taxi drivers trying to get your attention when you get off ship. While the ferry is included in the cost of the excursion either way, we had to find our own transportation across the bridge to the ferry terminal.
The Dolphin Encounter was quite a bit of $$, but the experience was amazing. My DD3 really likes Dolphins and she was thrilled to be able to kiss, hug, feed, and pet the dolphin. My DS6 and DD10 were a little apprehensive, but the pictures we got in the end are priceless memories. We were permitted to take our own pictures, but the pictures they take show better interaction (since we're all in the water with the dolphin, it's hard to take a picture of ourselves). We also bought the video. I haven't had a chance to view it, but all three of my kids talk about the encounter quite a bit. I am very glad we went. My husband and I have tried to get away from giving the children things and focus more on making memories and this was definately a memory we will cherish.
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02-12-2006, 06:50 PM
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Batman's Gal/Mickey's Pal
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Owensboro, KY USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 95,254
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
Glad you asked this as we have been wondering about Nassau excursions for our June Wonder cruise.
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02-14-2006, 03:55 PM
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Community Rank: Sightseer 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Glen Burnie, MD
Posts: 77
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
My friends and I did the Pirate Musuem this past September and really enjoyed. It was not that expensive and it was great because we could enjoy the musuem at our own pace. I think your kids would enjoy it.
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02-14-2006, 09:18 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: BURLESON TX (near Ft. Worth)
Posts: 5,589
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
The Atlantis hotel is also a fun place to explore. We just walked around in the shops, had an ice cream and checked out the outdoor aquarium. You'll see it when you dock, it's a short taxi ride. They charged us $4.00 a person for the ride(one way)
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02-23-2006, 02:41 PM
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Community Rank: Wayfarer 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 191
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
We did Blackbeard's Stingray adventure in November. You take a small boat to the island and they feed you lunch. We had a great time with the Stingrays and the beach was beautiful. It was a fun day.
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02-25-2006, 02:02 PM
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Community Rank: Passenger
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Lake Orion, MI
Posts: 47
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Re: Nassau Excursion Advice
What would a 6 year old enjoy more... he LOVES pirates... and slides... Would the pirate adventure be better during Easter Week since Atlantis will probably be a zoo? I've heard of 1 hour lines for the slides when it's busy and no way would he be ablt to wait that long! I would like to get off the ship and see a little of Nassau. Your thoughts?
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