A Quick Trip into Nassau

After a night of 18-foot waves, we arrived in Nassau, The Bahamas. We felt the ship as it was docking in the port, but waited until they were finished to check out the view. This is what we saw from our verandah:

The view was amazing! The water was so clear and blue. It was extremely windy that day, as you can tell from the whitecaps and bent palm trees. But it was still breathtaking! In the distance, we could see Atlantis. From what we saw, it looked like a beautiful resort.

Atlantis

Atlantis

Atlantis

Marc and I had a wonderful breakfast at Parrot Cay, then went to the DisUnplugged Podcast that was being taped live. We saw some notable Disney people, including Jodi Benson, who was the voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid.

Jodi Benson

Then, we decided to check out Nassau. We didn't go far into port, because it was a little chilly and very windy. We went over to the dock right in front of the Wonder to take some pictures of the ship. After getting splashed with huge waves that were hitting the dock, we decided that probably wasn't the best idea.

The Disney Wonder

We visited the Straw Market to check things out. Of course, there were lots of items made from straw, and they also had lots of jewelry. In the historical area of the market, they had a Junkanoo costume that you could "try on."

Nassau was very colorful! All of the buildings were painted in bright, summery colors. I'm glad we were brave enough to venture off the ship, because it was definitely something to see!

After spending a couple of hours off the ship, Marc and I were cold and ready to head back. The wind was blowing a mist onto the dock, so we were a little damp by that point.

Marc

Me

It continued to be so windy during the day that the captain of the ship decided to stay docked in the port until the next morning. Since we were supposed to arrive at Castaway Cay the next morning, the captain decided to change our Castaway Cay day with our At Sea day. However, there was still a very good chance that we wouldn't be able to dock at Castaway Cay when we arrived there, due to the high winds.

Later the same day...