Queens staircase

[autismmama]

Is the Queens staircase within walking distance from the port?

Edited November 12, 2018 by autismmama

[autismmama]

Also i don't know how to move this to the port thread, so any help would be appreciated.

[mredandchis]

about 10 mins maybe 15  go down bay street away from the straw market and turn right on Elizabeth 

 

[MinnesotaCruiser423]

We have walked it before.  As previous poster stated only took 10-15 minutes.

[Theosprey247]

Yes.  It’s not too far.

[martinchem]

Just walk toward the water tower. About 20 minutes.

[CruisinCrow]

I reported your post to the mods, asking them to move it to the Bahamas board.

 

Yes, you can walk to the Queen's Staircase.  It's a bit uphill.

[beachbum6264]

If you want to tour Fort Fincastle but don't want to climb the staircase just cut through the parking lot across Elizabeth street from Princess Margaret Hospital. Then follow the path along the side of the hill. If you walk back down Elizabeth St. to Bay Street on the way back there is a small store on the right side - convenient for a cold bottle of water. 

[bm6pm5]

Here is a quick walking tour for you in Nassau.

 

https://www.frommers.com/destinations/new-providence/walking-tours

 

[autismmama]

I want to thank everyone for responding. And for being so nice and helpful to me!

[squierjosh]

Is it safe to walk around that part of Nassau? We drove around in a taxi, and maybe it was a bad day, but it was pretty rough. 

[mskaufman]

We walked it last December using the map above. Took about 20 minutes.

[cruiseapril]

If a cruiser does half of the walking tour- that is plenty on a hot day.

[CrazyIrving]

3 hours ago, cruiseapril said:

If a cruiser does half of the walking tour- that is plenty on a hot day.

Hello,   Been reading along on cruise critics since I've book my first ever cruise.  

Our cuise will be the 4 days Carnival Liberty in June of 2019.   We also plan to do the Frommers map walk tour to the Queen Staircase.  I would assume we should prepare for the June temperature showing average to the 80* above. Being from the Great White North, we'll leave the snowsuits behind.   Never been to the Bahamas or Princess Cays.  

 

Anxious for date to get closer.  

 

 

[mskaufman]

Queens Staircase

[autismmama]

7 hours ago, CrazyIrving said:

Hello,   Been reading along on cruise critics since I've book my first ever cruise.  

Our cuise will be the 4 days Carnival Liberty in June of 2019.   We also plan to do the Frommers map walk tour to the Queen Staircase.  I would assume we should prepare for the June temperature showing average to the 80* above. Being from the Great White North, we'll leave the snowsuits behind.   Never been to the Bahamas or Princess Cays.  

 

Anxious for date to get closer.  

 

 

We went June 2017 and it was upper 80's with very high humidity. Its also one of the wettest months of the year. It rained our entire trip except a few hours in Nassau. Be sure to take lots of water..and enjoy your trip!

[mredandchis]

14 hours ago, CrazyIrving said:

Hello,   Been reading along on cruise critics since I've book my first ever cruise.  

Our cuise will be the 4 days Carnival Liberty in June of 2019.   We also plan to do the Frommers map walk tour to the Queen Staircase.  I would assume we should prepare for the June temperature showing average to the 80* above. Being from the Great White North, we'll leave the snowsuits behind.   Never been to the Bahamas or Princess Cays.  

 

Anxious for date to get closer.  

 

 

Congrates,  just get up and go early and that way by noon you can hit the boat for lunch and air conditioning.  There is an ice cream shoppe across from the strawmarket that sells good ol fashioned hard ice cream you might want to cool off.  Enjoy

[CrazyIrving]

15 hours ago, mskaufman said:

Queens Staircase

 

That's a nice photo shoot.  It great to see thing before we head out ourselves to see the picture live.  It gonna be like a déja vue experience.   Fun to be on this forum.  

[CrazyIrving]

7 hours ago, mredandchis said:

Congrates,  just get up and go early and that way by noon you can hit the boat for lunch and air conditioning.  There is an ice cream shoppe across from the strawmarket that sells good ol fashioned hard ice cream you might want to cool off.  Enjoy

 

Read my mind, We also got the Faster to the Fun.  Being an ice cream freak, I'm going to be looking for that ice-cream shop.

Will post a photo of my triple scoop.   

[CrazyIrving]

14 hours ago, autismmama said:

We went June 2017 and it was upper 80's with very high humidity. Its also one of the wettest months of the year. It rained our entire trip except a few hours in Nassau. Be sure to take lots of water..and enjoy your trip!

 

Thank you!  We will, we got extra water bottles from the fun shop.   

[CruisinCrow]

2 hours ago, CrazyIrving said:

 

Read my mind, We also got the Faster to the Fun.  Being an ice cream freak, I'm going to be looking for that ice-cream shop. 

 

FYI - you don't need Faster to the Fun to get off the ship early in Nassau.  You can walk right off as soon as the ship clears.  It's not one of those ports where there's a mad rush to get off and a lot of people just stay on the ship.

Edited November 16, 2018 by CruisinCrow

[CruisinCrow]

2 hours ago, CrazyIrving said:

 

Thank you!  We will, we got extra water bottles from the fun shop.   

 

Save the water bottles for on the ship.  You can buy bottled water for a dollar at the little shops outside the cruise terminal.  Much cheaper. 

 

I see you're going on Liberty.  We just got off Liberty on Sunday.  I hope to have my review written up soon.

[mredandchis]

3 hours ago, CrazyIrving said:

 

Read my mind, We also got the Faster to the Fun.  Being an ice cream freak, I'm going to be looking for that ice-cream shop.

Will post a photo of my triple scoop.   

LOL I have gone to that ice cream shop for decades now , ever since it was a small place.  It is on the left just before you get to the straw market.  They have it upstairs now and a long balcony to sit on if it isnt too hot.  Been to nassua so many times  i cant count them.  Even got to see the last two inauguration parades of the prime minister.  

[mandrews2u]

What is the very best thing you ever did in Nassau we have eight hours there and would like to do something phenomenal been there a couple times, Done the glass bottom boat thing shopping going over to Paradise Island can’t remember much else beyond that but I’m going with my daughter a mother daughter this time she’s 30 I’m 60 any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you in advance

[CruisinCrow]

On 5/28/2019 at 5:44 PM, mandrews2u said:

What is the very best thing you ever did in Nassau we have eight hours there and would like to do something phenomenal been there a couple times, Done the glass bottom boat thing shopping going over to Paradise Island can’t remember much else beyond that but I’m going with my daughter a mother daughter this time she’s 30 I’m 60 any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you in advance

 

The Tru Bahamian food and walking tour: http://susancrow.blogspot.com/2018/11/bites-of-nassau-experiencing-bahamas.html