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if you walk past senior frogs the Hilton has a beach and just a few mins walk past that is Esplande Beach. Both are an easy walking distance from the ship

aquarium at Atlantis resort

I am a fan of Graycliff. And its walking distance from the cruise pier too. You can have lunch or dinner there and hang out by their pool before or after.

HMC is a private island. You wont get haggled but locals trying to sell you things. everything on the island is owned by Carnival and is a cashless island...you use your sail and sign card for purchases on the island. its a very peaceful and quiet island. If you want a REALLY relaxed day....HMC is the way to go.

cruising to the bahamas but doesn't like the beach? :confused: Nassau...there is always Atlantis resort...they have a casino and a really nice aquarium. or maybe a nice lunch at Graycliff.

Freeport I have not been.

Casual, Johnny Rockets...burgers and kid friendly food. Go in what you have on. If you want something a little nicer, head up to graycliff and have dinner there. great food but you would want to clean up. its pretty close to the cruise port.

Thanks for the info Tikib. I was told last time we were there by a local that they were grown on the island. Regardless, my wife has been craving those little suckers and she was disappointed we didn't have time on our last stop in Nassau to try and find some.

rum :D

Anyone know where to buy these without going way out of the way? I will be on the Disney Dream coming into Nassau a couple of times in October. Plan to visit Alantis as well as Graycliff. So preferably somewhere near one of these 2 locations where I can walk and pick a couple up to snack on.

You all are crazy. Ca waters in Feb are in the mid-high 50's. I live in Arizona so if 75 is not chilly to me then I think you are all nuts :D

I have a bunch of carnival funnel pins, the ones they give to platinum members and use to give to gold members. All are on cards just as they came from Carnival. Will sell them or trade them for ones I do not have. elation, valor, victory, dream, miracle, pride, etc. email me direct (email in my sig)

Another thing to keep in mind is that the water is chilly in the Bahamas in February

Not sure what your idea of chilly is lol. 73-75 degrees is the average water temps in the Bahamas in Feb lol. 75 degree ocean water is pretty warm if you ask me lol. I have been in the Bahamas/Caribbean waters year round and have never thought the water was cold. :)

Carnival- more of a party crowd. You tend to get younger folks on these ships. no activities like zip line or rock climbing on Carnival. But they do tend to be the most affordable in the way of price for the actual cruise.

RCCL- they have the rock climbing as you mentioned

One you didnt mention- Disney. If you want high quality food, nice rooms, clean ships and NO CASINO....Disney is the answer. Disney has AMAZING dinning options...food quality is superb. Staff is on top of their game 110%. They make you feel like royalty. Though Disney tends to be a little more $$ than other cruise lines and during the days on the main deck there are a fair amount of kids....BUT the ships do have adult only areas and pools where kids are not allowed and they have plenty of adult clubs and lounges as well. Disney also stops on their private island which is really nice...and again has an adults ONLY beach that is secluded away from the family/kids beaches.

for the time you will be in port....save your money. Park closes at sunset so you wont get much time to spend in the park...and you really could easily spend all day there and not get bored, well at least I can and I have been there many times.

Ill be there on Tuesday so I will report back

paid a deposit with fat fish when we used them, i think it was 20% if i recall.

we hired a private cab driver to tour us around for the day. I cant recall her name off the top of my head but the rate was very reasonable..we found her at the taxi stand just outside the terminal.

we used Claudia...she was fantastic.

id guess its about 10 football fields in length to swim out to the walls edge.

considering discover scuba you will only dive to about 20-30' and you will spend more time learning then you will actually diving...id say go for the snorkel. Will the diving be more fun...yeah I think so. BUT is it worth the hassle to see pretty much the same thing, probably not.

yeah sounds sketchy to me.

WOW, am I behind on the pin collecting or what!!!. My 8 or 9 pins just dont even put a dent into some of these collections you guys are showing off.

I better get a pin on this 14 day cruise I leave for on Friday :D

that is correct Mommy. You need to be Platinum and sail on that ship to get that ships pin from Carnival. Of coarse even being Platinum doesnt guarantee you will get a pin. On our last cruise they only gave us one for the cabin...instead of one for each my wife and I. And the cruise before that...we didnt get any.

GlendaleCruiser....welcome from a fellow west sider ;) (Avondale here)