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Question about taking or not an Excursion o Nassau
Hi all
I wanted to ask you what would be your opinion about satying in the ship instead of taking an excursion on Nassau.
On my honey moon we were in Nassau and we visited the Atlantis Resort. We found that visit quite interesting but we were not able to meet some areas of the hotel and that kind of let us down. So we really donīt want to visit Atlantis again.
We also walked the streets of Nassau that are near the port and we really didnīt like them.
We (my wife, daughter (7) and son (8)) want to take the Blackbeard cay stingray excursion but i've read that its so much better doing the stingray stuff on Castaway Cay.
Do you know if there is an excursion that takes you to a beach for a few hours and you are able to relax and if theres a calm beach for the children?
Or perhaps the best option would be to saty at the ship?
Staying onboard at Nassau was the best thing my DH and I did. ….Seriously! We made it our own day at sea. There were a couple of groups that decided to stay on board too. We had the entire ship to roam around. My vote would be to stay onboard. We left the ship for about 2 hrs in the afternoon. But we had a better time onboard. Advice: If you stay onboard while in port the shops are closed and many of the restaurants. We decided to use this day to explore the ship, swim in the practically deserted pool and order room service. Talk about fun!!
We also did the Sting Ray excursion at Castaway Cay. We loved it! Not only did we learn a lot about the stingrays but we fed them and snorkeled alongside them.
If you aren't keen on taking an excursion, then you definitely want to stay on the ship. That's what we'd do if we went back....
You've already done Atlantis and the streets of Nassau. I haven't heard about the Blackbeard Cay stingray, but have heard good things about Disney's. That might just depend on how much else you have planned for Castaway Cay and if stingrays fit in better in Nassau. Otherwise, stay onboard!
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I think staying on board is great, but if you want something fun and not to far from the ship you may want to think about the Pirate museum. It does not take that long to go through and I think you kids may enjoy it. They have a nice little gift store that you can go into without going into the museum which is also a good place to get accessories for the Pirate night.
Staying on the ship sounds fun. We leave on our next Disney cruise Sunday the 29th and the Nassau stop will be our 5th visit so I wouldn't mind hanging on the ship.
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You've already hit the highlights. You may as well enjoy the ship. Once we had done everything we wanted in Nassau, we just stay on the ship, which is a lot of fun. And it's a bit quieter onboard when others are off the ship.
We do the parks first and run ourselves ragged knowing that we can relax on the ship. So we enjoy having the ship to ourselves and relaxing ondeck while everyone else bolts for the first "port stop". It's also nice because the kids get the pool slide with fewer kids. Last time we waited to have the kids do the slide on the last day and it had to be shut twice for "that cleaning" so the kids never got to enjoy the Mickey pool and slide.
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Thank you very much for your opinions.
I have been talking with DW and she really doesnt want to spend too much money so she is proposing to do the walking tour the passporter has as early as possible and then staying in the ship.
I don't know...... I am beggining to like the idea of taking the Atlantis beach Excursion or perhaps (for the kids) doing the Aquaventure but it is sooo expensive.
Has anyone done the Aquaventure?
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DH and I did Nassau as part of our honeymoon, and I was not impressed. I'm thinking of asking DH and DD if they want to just stay onboard that day too.
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Last (and actually, my first) Disney cruise we did the Ardastra Gardens and Nassau tour. Looked interesting, and we loved the gardens, where you can feed birds out of your hand and watch a flamingo show. Only bad part was the guy who wanted a tip when he explained the Queen's Staircase (he wasn't the tour driver) - he wouldn't let you pass without it. (I was in the bathroom for part of that talk....)
Or you can try your luck at getting your passport stamped if you've done everything else in Nassau.
We went to the Pirate Museum. The kids were not impressed. I had planned on going to the British Colonial Hilton and buy a day pass to use their pool and beach but at the last minute, the kids decided to go back to the ship for lunch and went to the clubs. The Hilton is within walking distance to the ship.
Have a great trip.
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streets of Nassau. I haven't heard about the Blackbeard Cay stingray, but have heard good things about Disney's. That might just depend on how much else you have planned for Castaway Cay and if stingrays fit in better in Nassau. Otherwise, stay onboard!
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