It turned out to be a pretty nice day in Nassau yesterday. Sunny and warm, but with a pretty high wind all day. On of the local people said it was more like January than May, exactly echoing what the captain of the ship told us over the loudspeakers on Tuesday (and again today when we diverted from the private island again.) I signed us up for two tours. They were supposed to be scheduled far enough apart so that we'd have an hour between them to get changed or grab a bite to eat.
This schedule did not take into account “island time”.
The first tour took us around the city of Nassau, showing us the various historical sites, including the old forts, the Queen's Steps (carved by 600 slaves over a 16 year period; named for Queen Victoria after she freed the slaves) and ended at the local pirate museum. But it ran an hour late. We sprinted back to the ship just in time to take the second tour.
The second tour took us around the city of Nassau, showing us the various historical sites, including the old forts, the Queen's Steps (carved by 600 slaves over a 16 year period; named for Queen Victoria after she freed the slaves) and ended at Atlantis resort to take a look at the massive aquarium. It ran about an hour longer than schedule.
I take it you noticed the large overlap in the two tours. They were basically interchangeable with the exception of the end points and the relative merits of the tour guides, the first one being the better of the two). We all felt a bit cheated. But the very large manta ray in the aquarium made the trip worth it for the kids – they had been complaining about the two tours being the same until they saw that monster swimming around. The size of a dinner table, it was. It made the whole thing worth it for them (even if it was kind of a waste).
A very little bit of shopping in Nassau followed then back to the ship. Nassau is nice enough to visit, but you really can tell the economy is completely centered on tourism.
