Our first stop on the cruise was Nassau, Bahamas. The boys were excited as this would be their first time outside of the US! We woke early and had breakfast at the buffet. Mickey Mouse shaped waffles, pancakes, doughnuts, fruit loops…everything a young boy could want for breakfast. Mom and dad ate a bit more reasonably, fresh fruit and coffee.
As we were trying to keep expenses down, we didn’t sign up for any pre-arranged tours or activities. Instead, we planned to walk around downtown Nassau and have some lunch. Once we got off the boat, we realized it was tourist central with all the accompanying hawkers and souvenir stores. We did end up finding the Pirates Museum just off the main drag and that held the boys attention for about 30 minutes. Once we finished at the museum, we decided to head back to the boat for lunch and an afternoon of swimming.
The pool wasn’t too crowded as most people were off doing activities around Nassau. That allowed us to get seats in the shade (I tend to burn, so shade is essential!) around the pool. We also did a number of turns on the Aquaduck, the water roller coaster that goes around the pool deck. Both boys needed an adult to ride with them, so mom and dad got to tag along. I must say, it was fun! Not scary at all but you do get wet. During prime swim times, lines can be as long as an hour. But we had no more than a 20 minute wait at any time. When we weren’t doing the Aquaduck, we were floating in the pool watching Disney movies on the funnel screen. Later in the afternoon, we took in the new Jungle Story movie in one of the theaters. Since they’re Disney, the run first run movies throughout the day.
That night we took in a show about Disney Villains and it was nice. The boys and mom really liked it. After that, the boys went into the Oceaniares Club while mom and dad headed to the adult area for an adult drink! Unlike other cruise lines, Disney does not offer drink packages. So all adult drinks get charged to your room. I guess that’s done to keep the parents inline!
Did I mention the turn down service every night? It’s awesome! Firstly they pull the bunk bed for the boys down from the ceiling….that’s right I said the ceiling! Then they clean up the room and make the beds. They always arrange some towels in neat shapes on the bed. We enjoyed coming back to the room after dinner just to see animal they created this time!