Non-Swimming Excursions in Nassau, Grand Stirrup Cay, and Orlando

Hi everyone! My boyfriend and I will be crusing in April on the NCL Gem. We are looking to book probably one excursion while on one of the islands. One problem - my boyfriend cannot swim. So, snorkeling is out of the picture, unfortumately.

I'm looking for tips or thoughts for other alternatives if anyone has been to the same ports! Here's what I saw on the cruise website, but unsure if there are other excursions we should think about, as this is new for both of us (neither of us have been on a cruise since childhood). Has anyone been on the following excursions and did you enjoy them if so? And if not, any other recommendations (totally open to non-cruise-sponsored excursions)? Thanks in advance!!

Glass-Botton boat - Nassau

Paradise Island and Sightseeing - Nassau

Kayaking at Manatee Cave - Port Canaveral

Airboat Adventure and Alligator Jungle - Port Canaveral

Discover Atlantis - Nassau

Kayak Tour - Great Stirrup Cay

Dolphin Encounter, Beach Day & Snorkel (will probably not do the snorkel portion) - Nassau

Also heard about the beer tour in Nassau and that sounds interesting to me as well!

Kennedy Space Center is the best in Port Canaveral.

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Sightseeing in Nassau. A walking tour or a bus tour is very good. Also, the Ardastra Gardens and Zoo

could be included.

Agree that the Space Center is a good non swimming alternative in P. Canaveral. In Nassau there are plenty of walking tours on the Web that you can do on your own. When we went on the Gem we walked to the Queens Staircase and then back through the business area to the straw market.

Aquarium at Paradise Island Atlantis is amazing if you like that sort of thing.

When we were snorkeling they supplied lifevest. Some with us were not swimmers and they had a blast.

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Yes, most snorkeling excursions offer lift/flotation vests. So all he has to do it paddle. Or you could tow him. :D

The dolphin encounters I have done, are in the water, and require some amount of swimming ability, but not a lot.