We thoroughly enjoyed our day at Colonial Hilton and would do it again. I enjoy time in a pool, and a ship’s pool is not that refreshing. We also have enjoyed snorkeling and Atlantis and Blue Lagoon both by ourselves and with our extended families, usually with DCL as my DH is loath to book independently, but he will sometimes.
Years ago we spend a week in the Marriott, maybe at Cable Beach, and I was very annoyed with all the vendors on the beach selling mostly the same kinds of jewelry.
I was last on Nassau in January and through Disney we, a friend and I, were in a taxi like vechicle which brought us to a rather unusual sea shell throne and showed us a few other lesser visited places. I will never forget the commentators “put down” of Bahamanians who are “too lazy” to grow crops for instance. I was even more put off by her continuous talk that we need “wealthy Americans” to come visit more. I noticed on another DCL Cruise since, that this tour was not offered.
I do not know what the answer is for them, but our other DCL shore excursions experiences as well as our own day trip to the Hilton have given us many happy days. Our first DCL Cruise stopped in Nassau in November 2004.... I took a DCL snorkel excursion and enjoyed it a lot!
I have met a couple on one DCL Cruise who have made friends with a private tour guide and every time they dock they contact him. They speak glowingly of the experiences he shows them and the food places he takes them to.
In my experiences the shore excursions, except the one in January, have been good ones.
The shell throne... by caves that were definitly pirate hide outs.
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