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Hey I'm back with a second and final update to the day and to the TR
Part Two: The "not so lazy" river.....and the rest of the story!
So, we find a locker and changing rooms. We change and put sunscreen on and lock our things away. As with most places the locker key fit around my wrist.
We decided to start from here and try out different water park things we had seen. The closest to us was a River Rapids....the guy said it was like a lazy river : ohhhh nooo it was not "like" a lazy river at all It was like a raging rampids on a water tube!
So here is the entry point
We took this one and only picture because that's about all you can get. We put our camera in the locker because it was not waterproof but it wouldnt have helped.
We decided to load on a two person tube. I decided since I cannot swim well at all that Eric would lock my feet under his arms. We really didn't think it would matter all that much but in the end it saved me from being overturned into the water.
You get on what looks like a lazy river and then all of a sudden you turn this corner and they are releasing 5 to 8 foot waves!! Then it turns into a Raging rampid situation. It was the MOST FUN EVER!!!! wooooooooooo hooooooooo
We had a an absolute blast and the waves continue to push you along the way. Now, Eric's mom was on a single person innertube and she flipped when they released the waves typical right??
We were laughing our butts off at her.....it was quite hilarious but she said it was so hard to get back on that raft once that happened.
It winds around for a while and we did get some rub burns on our legs and feet but it was totally worth it! YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS ONCE!!
Because of our limited time we decided to not ride it a second time but wish we had now!
This was one of the many pools and my fave themed one
This was one of the beaches
I will say that we have only those few pics of this part of our trip at this resort. We mostly waded in the pools and walked around and looked at all the beaches, pools and slides. Then Eric rode the tallest slide there. It was the one on the commercials where you climb a pyramid and its a straight down drop into a shark tank and out into a little pool. He said it was AMAZING!!
He said it did scare him to death at first but it was worth it....this was one of those moments when you wish you had a picture but we did not have the camera.
With about two hours to go after walking around and doing the pool stuff for awhile we decided to put our clothes back on and head around to take pics and look inside.
We went back to the lockers where there are rooms for you to change and bathrooms to freshen up.
We turned in the key and headed out to take pics.
This is the first pic of us heading into the main hotel portion on the bridge heading over
One of the many pools
I really like this pic
Such a great shot that he got here
This was a really cool fountain with some manmade metal animals of sorts
Here is a look at the pools that are the aquariums that are inside the hotel
We decided to head inside to go the aquarium portion of the hotel
The aquarium was limited entry by bands and ours let us right in
These were actually really cool and the theming was much like in the way Disney would theme a resort around water...I was really impressed!
Here are some of the pics from the aquarium
This is Eric's mom looking in
Fish are friends not food
LOVE this picture of the jellyfish!
This is heading back out of the aquarium into the hotel
Looking back down
We headed back outside to look at the fountains around the hotel
We decided to head back in and look around at the shops. We bought a few souvies and they had some really nice souvies there!
We then decided we had about 40 mins or so and decided to find a bar in the casino area for a quick FAB
This oversized chair is in the area around the casino and Eric had to have his pic there
A cool art fixture in the casino
the bar
We decided to head out of the hotel and get on our free bus transport back to downtown Nassau to get back onto the boat!
We got on the bus with no issues and it was leaving within minutes after we arrived. It was about a 5 minute or so ride back and we still had over an hour before we had to board the ship.
We decided to explore in town right around the ship which BTW there is a ALOT to explore within walking distance of the ship!
We had been told this place was horrid for the people hounding you but we had no issues with this today!
When we got back into Nassau we took a few pics on our way around downtown
We then went in search of the Tortuga Rum Factory Store. Along the way we expected to be hounded relentlessly by store owners but we were pleasantly surprised that they didn't bother us at all which was wonderful!
We soon found the Rum store and we took a pic of Eric on our way in
They bought a few bottles of rum and we decided it was time to head back. It was a bit of a walk on the way back and I'm glad we got started. We got back to the ship within about 10-15 minutes. The ship was to set sail not much longer after we boarded the ship.
Here is a pic getting on the boat and almost all the other boats were already gone...
Here is the last dinner pic of the trip
We spent most of the night finalizing the packing. We kept out a carryon bag for the night stuff and that was it!
We headed down to dinner at our usual time and dinner was very good as it had been the whole trip!
We skipped the final show tonight because we needed to set our suitcases out. We set them out around 1130 pm and decided to head to bed because we had to get up early the next day!
Deembarkation Day: April 4th, Sunday,
We were so close to here that we must have got into port around 1am. We woke up around 7am and had breakfast delievered for the last time at 7am!
We ate breakfast and then showered and got dressed. We were ready by 830am. We had chosen to not carry our bags off ourselves so we had to wait until our deck was called.
We were called down around 9am. It took us an hour from the time we were called off the ship, down to customs, go through customs and then we had to get our suitcases. WHICH BY THE WAY, they lost one of Eric's parents suitcases but after much looking we finally located it in the wrong section JUST FYI!! just in case this happens to you!
We had a porter take our luggage out to the curb where he helped us load it in the car that Eric and his dad brought around.
We quickly loaded up and were heading out around 10am ish....
Now we have never come back on Sunday we usually come back saturday but this was a longer trip and we really liked that Extra day
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OK, that seals it! I must visit Atlantis. Your last day was great as usual. A nice finish to the cruise for sure. Looking forward to your final thoughts.
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
Atlantis is HUGE!! Did you ever get lost? I would have - that's why I have Mike - he's good with directions.
Cute dress - and even cuter shoes!!
I'm sorry it's over already! I so look forward to your cruises! But we can read about your trip to Disney soon - right?
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Atlantis sure looked fun!.. and that dinner dress looks beautiful on you!
I'm sad that it's over.
Thank you! and Atlantis was really fun!
I am sad its over too actually but I have a little trip to Disney coming up
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What a great wrap up to that day - that looks like a relaxing, fun time. Looking forward to your final thoughts.
It was a really nice way to end the trip! Final Thoughts coming your way tomorrow!
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What a wonderful trip! Thanks so much for sharing! Look forward to hearing all about the F&WF from you guys!
I look forward to sharing these crusie with you guys Its just a way for me to extend my trip longer
I am really excited to share all about the F&WF with you guys! I'm counting down the days!
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OK, that seals it! I must visit Atlantis. Your last day was great as usual. A nice finish to the cruise for sure. Looking forward to your final thoughts.
I'm glad you were convinced I think it was the best end to a trip for sure!
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Atlantis is HUGE!! Did you ever get lost? I would have - that's why I have Mike - he's good with directions.
Cute dress - and even cuter shoes!!
I'm sorry it's over already! I so look forward to your cruises! But we can read about your trip to Disney soon - right?
WE DID GET LOST A FEW TIMES!!! hahahaha we are usually really good with direction and we got lost. It was a maze really!
I love those shoes they are really some of my fave! I got them at TJMaxx
I am starting that PTR around 45 days to go!!! you HAVE to follow along!
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The pics of Atlantis makes me wanta go back! We really had a blast there! Glad you had a great time too! Cant wait to read your final thoughts!
I know...I am trying to find a way to visit for a few days. I still haven't figured that one out
Thanks for reading along!
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Atlantis looks so cool too bad you couldn't spen more time there. Your cabin looks roomy.
Sorry to see the report coming to end.
I know I could have spent a week there
That cabin was one of our larger cabins we have had! It was really nice
I'm starting a Disney PTR if you are interested!
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Love the pictures of Atlantis!!!! Sounds like you had a wonderful time on the trip!
It was a wonderful trip! Thank you for reading along
HAHAHA, you described the "Not so lazy river" perfect. I forgot about scrapping the top of two of my toes until you mentioned your rub burns. Ahh.....still fun though!
Sad to see this trip coming to an end. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I think we are headed to Disney the same time, will you be starting a PTR? Would love to read along with that one as well.
Looking forward to your final thoughts, well, I mean I am, but I'm not
wow!!! That not so lazy river sounds like a ton of fun? Did you find yourself feeling like you were going to tip over alot? It seems like I would flip off as soon as I hit the waves!!! More please! I really enjoyed reading this tr as it's making me even more excited for our cruise on the Allure of the Seas, Royal Carribeans newest ship!!
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: ohhhh nooo it was not "like" a lazy river at all 
It was like a raging rampids on a water tube! 
Then it turns into a Raging rampid situation. It was the MOST FUN EVER!!!! wooooooooooo hooooooooo
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Looking forward to your final thoughts! 
until you mentioned your rub burns. Ahh.....still fun though!
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