Staying on the ship in Nassau

[Two_UW_Badgers]

Hi all,

We are going on the Majesty of the Seas on 1/10. We've been to Nassau, toured Atlantis, and don't have much desire to see anything else there. . . What will be open on the ship--pools? Main dining room? Any other activities?

We may get off the ship to check out the Pirate Museum or the straw market, but otherwise are looking forward to some quiet time onboard.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Liz

[cmason]

everything, except the shops and casino. Rock climbing isnt typically going during port stops oddly, but the pools etc are all open and there are even activities on-board.

[goodml]

We stayed on board the last time we went to Nassau. For us it was heaven and it was the only time we've ever had front row lounge chairs by the pool:) . Very low key relaxing day and fabulous service and very strong drinks from the pool bar waiter all day!

[NiniB]

i agree about staying onbaord,,, i was disappointed during our stop in Nassua,,, the excursion was BORING,, the ONLY highlight was Atlantis BUT you cant stay there.... if i had known then,,, i would have stayed on the ship for some much needed R&R....... JMO...... :)

[BethCarp]

I think there are usually spa specials while in port.

[nascarfans_wny]

I was originally thinking that we'll take advantage of Nassau as an in-port "at sea day" next fall on Explorer -- pretty much just stay on board and relax on the last full day of the cruise. We've been to Nassau a couple of times, and we've done the excursions we'd be interested in (we probably wouldn't want to pay to repeat them). I know that we should probably at least run off of the ship for a quick trip to the straw market and a couple of shops, but that's most of what we'd want to do.

 

We talked over the weekend with Kathy's parents, and it occurred to Kathy that they probably won't be interested in excursions during the entire cruise for the most part. I'm sure we can talk them into taking the Tram up the mountain in St. Thomas, but otherwise there aren't a lot of things to lure them off of the ship. The one thing we could probably get them excited about, though, would be a trip over to Atlantis on Paradise Island for a couple of hours in the casino. The last time we did that (6 years ago ?!?) I won a couple hundred dollars at the craps table, so maybe they could drag me along without too much kicking and screaming :)

[tadjr]

Just did the Transatlantic on the Splendour last week and Nassau was the first port of call after 6 days at sea. IMO, they could have just made it another sea day. I've been to Nassau 3 times and didnt really care to see anything. I got off the ship to "resupply" and get a shirt for a gift and use the internet for a while (the ships service was terrible). That took about 2 hours. Got back on the ship and basically had the entire pool area to myself. Eventually people started coming back on about 2 or so after their tours, but everything except the casino and shops were open and available. It was eerily quiet onboard for most of the day after everyone having to be onboard the previous week.

[cruiseman_tx]

Having been to the Bahamas a few times, I'd treat it like a sea day. It's an ideal time to tour the ship and get pictures of the public areas. Many folks are so busy going to and fro, that they fail to see and appreciate the beauty of the ship and the abundance of artwork.

Lots of quiet time and space around the pool is also a fringe benefit of staying on the ship.