Beach Questions At Nasau & Freeport About This Page:

[Boo's Mom]

Trying to decide which beach to go to so hope you can help answer my questions. Thinking about going to these beaches on our own and not part of DCL excursions.

1) Nassau: Which beach is nicer, cleaner, and more relaxing - Western Esplanade, Cable Beach, or Atlantis Beach (the free one)? Are there bathrooms available at each?

2) Nasau: If we decide to get the color-coded wristband at Atlantis ($25/adults & $19/kids), can we use their beach? I know we cannot use the pool and slide but can we go out to the beach area after visiting the Dig?

3) Freeport: It sounds like I can visit Lucaya Beach by ourselves. Do we just take a tzci over, and walk directly out to the beach? Is this the beach to go to or are there other options?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[rescuesk]

I can only answer some of your questions, but hopefully someone else will be able to answer the rest. If you do the DCL excursion to Atlantis, you will be able to use their beach, but nothing else. They have a snack bar, and you can walk through the hotel, casino, etc.
As far as Freeport goes, you dock in a very unsavory part of town. You are literally looking at oil freighters and warheouses. Unless you have travelled in this area before, I would strongly recommend going with a group. It is well worth the investment. Also, our bus trip to our shore excursion (the Dolphin Encounter) made Rockn' Roller Coaster tame by comparison. And that was the group! I can only imagine what a hapless tourist would go through.

Just my humble opinion... [img]graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

Sue

[TiggerAlli]

I can't really answer but I hope that someone who missed this might see it & be able to help! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[iloverags2]

Cable Beach is wonderful, but I would go over to Atlantis just to take a look at their grounds. Very beautiful, and you can head into the casino if you wish. We've used the beach over there in the past and found it to be quite nice also.

As for Freeport, there's a new shopping complex right next to the port, so if you decide to not stray too far you can check this new area out. We went over to the beach on our own (prior to anything being in the area of the port) and took a taxi. Very interesting trip! It was just my sisters and myself. Growing up in Chicago, we just never felt out of place anywhere while traveling. Having said that, you might want to consider doing an excursion if you feel you might be uncomfortable in Freeport.

Hope this helps! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Dave Marx]

Western Esplanade Beach is currently in poor shape. It's supposed to be under rehabilitation, but other than a sign to that effect, we didn't see any evidence of recent activity.

[thequeen]

Dear Boos Mom; My parents just returned from a cruise and they loved the Atlantis Beach escursion. They said the water was great and the beach was great. They loved it. They walked around the ATlantis grounds as well and enjoyed that. I am cruising the Wonder on 5/8 and will probably take Dave's advice and have booked a room at the Comfort suites for that day to enjoy the water park aspect of the Atlantis, as they share that with Comfort Suites guests. But my parents aren't interested in that and said the excursion to Atlantis beach was a high point on their trip. Hope this helps!!