We only get to spend a few hours in Nassau, and we didn't book a shore excursion. I had found a walking tour detailed out on the internet, and we decided to follow it.
There were four cruise ships in Nassau today - Oasis of the Seas, Norwegian Sky, Carnival Dream and Majesty of the Seas - totalling just under 14000 passengers.
Traffic near the docks was chaotic - almost every car we saw seemed to be either a small tour bus or a taxi taking people around and showing them the sights. Here are some of the things we saw:
Nassau Parliament House
Nassau Public Library - almost all of the civic buildings are painted pink
Towards the Queens Staircase - this huge area was chipped out of the rock by slaves.
The Queens Staircase, of course also built by slave labour.
Sandy, trying to work out where we should go to next (outside Providence House). This is where the walking map failed us because of some roadworks.
Paul taking photos of the cruise ships from Fort Fincastle.
After our walk, we wandered back through the tourist areas around the dock. I looked in a few jewellery stores - the prices looked ok and they seemed to be doing a roaring trade. However, if I buy any jewellery on this holiday, it will almost certainly be something with an emerald or two in it, in Colombia.
Finally we fought our way back onto the ship, had a bite to eat and then crashed - it was a really hot day and a tiring walk.
I woke up in time to take a few pictures as we left Nassau. My thoughts on Nassau are very much like my thoughts on Papaeete - not a place I want to go back to. This isn't particularly disappointing though - we aren't really on this cruise to see the sights anyway, but to see the ship.
Dinner tonight was at one of the specialty restaurants - the Solarium Bistro. They serve what passes for low calories food on this ship - no individual menu item is over 500 calories. Of course, once you've paid the cover charge, you can eat as much as you want, which kind of wrecks the low calorie idea :-)
Anyway, we both had really nice meals - Paul had turkey rissoles for an appetiser and lamb for his main course, while I had a cold cucumber and yoghurt soup followed by a bison tenderloin. We also shared two 'sides' with the main course - a mango coleslaw and mushroom risotto. Then we both had berries and creme caramel for dessert. Absolutely delicious, and for $18.20 each ($20 US), an absolute bargain!
Finished off the night by losing some money at the Casino :-)
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