Nassau Bahamas Cruises

Written by Jeff Heath

Nassau is the sophisticated, charming capital city of the Bahamas located on New Providence Island. When cruise ships dock at the city's Prince George Wharf, passengers need only to walk to the end of the pier to arrive in downtown Nassau. Cruise passengers who have reservations for shore tours depart for their excursions at the end of the pier. Passengers who decide to see Nassau on their own can visit the Ministry of Tourism booth located between the pier and the downtown area to pick up local attraction Nassau Dolphin Encounter

brochures and walking tour maps. Since cruise ships drop off thousands of tourists at Prince George Wharf every day, tourists arriving here are often inundated with offers of taxi tours, horse-drawn carriage tours, and other tourist services.

Nassau Shore Excursions

When deciding what to do in Nassau, cruise passengers need to carefully consider how long their cruise ship is docked. Many 3 and 4-Day Bahamas cruises allow passengers 16 to 24 hours ashore to enjoy a variety of attractions in Nassau and Paradise Island. The 7-Day Eastern Caribbean cruises that frequent Nassau only stay about 6 hours and sometimes less. Since cruise lines make money selling excursions, they offer passengers a variety of options that are perfectly timed for their cruise. Shore tours and excursions available in Nassau include the Dolphin Encounter, several snorkeling and scuba options, a Blue Lagoon Island tour, Nassau historical highlights tours, glass bottom boat tours, pirates of Nassau, golf, and a harbor cruise to Paradise Island with an aquarium tour that ends at the Atlantis Casino. Arrangements for shore tours can be made aboard the cruise ship.

Cruises Lines Serving Nassau

Many cruise lines include Nassau as a port of call for Bahamas Cruises and Eastern Caribbean Cruises. Miami and Port Canaveral, Florida provide the greatest frequency of cruises to Nassau. Other ports providing service to Nassau include Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, New York, Charleston.

Nassau Bahamas Cruises from Miami

Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas docks in Nassau every Saturday and Tuesday from 8 Nassau Bahamas Policeman

am to midnight. Majesty's 3-Night Bahamas cruise from Miami sails Fridays to Mondays. Majesty's 4-Night cruise sails Mondays to Fridays.

Carnival Fascination docks in Nassau every Saturday morning for 24 hours. Carnival Fascination's 3-Day Bahamas cruise from Miami sails Fridays to Mondays.

Norwegian Sea docks in Nassau every Saturday from November to April. Norwegian Sea docks in Nassau from 8 am Saturday to 2 am Sunday. The 3-Day Bahamas cruise sails Fridays to Mondays.

Nassau Bahamas Cruises from Port Canaveral

Carnival Fantasy docks in Nassau every Friday at 10 am for 21 hours and every Tuesday at 7 am for 24 hours. Carnival Fantasy's 3-Day Bahamas cruises from Cape Canaveral sails Thursdays to Sundays. The Fantasy's 4-Day Bahamas cruise sails Sundays to Thursdays and stops in both Nassau and Freeport.

Royal Caribbean's Sovereign of the Seas arrives in Nassau every Friday Nassau Bahamas Cruise at 11 am for 16 hours and every Monday night at 9:30 pm for 26 hours. Sovereign's 3- night Bahamas cruise sails Thursdays to Sundays. Sovereign's 4-Night Bahamas cruises sails Sundays to Thursdays.