Wanderlust Wednesdays ~ Cruising to the Bahamas

Since moving to Florida, it's super easy (and cheap!) to hop on over to the Bahamas for a last minute getaway. Up until a few years ago, I had never been to the Bahamas despite the numerous cruises I had been on. So I was super excited when one of my friends planned her 30th birthday around a cruise to the Bahamas. For less than $200 per person, we stopped in Nassau and Great Stirrup Cay (Norwegian Cruise Line's private island in the Bahamas) and I officially was no longer a Bahamas-virgin. And then I happily returned again on a cruise this past spring where I spent the day at the Atlantis Resort.

Now that I've been twice, I can't wait to go back. It's a super cheap and less than an hour flight, so next time I think I'll take the "as the crow flies" route even though I love love love cruises!

Bahamas 2013

10 of us set sail with the cloudy Miami skyline in the background, and were ready for 3 days of fun sailing to the Bahamas. And I must say their ultimate beverage package was definitely a win! Since we all got the unlimited drinks package we did champagne toasts at dinner, and drank as much as we wanted on the ship and in the private island since it's owned by the cruise line without worrying about racking up a huge bill at the end of the cruise. 

*Blame it on the ultimate beverage package*

Waking up and seeing the beautiful water of the Bahamas was priceless, I was finally there! I couldn't wait to get out and explore Nassau. We all took a giant cab over to Paradise Island for a day at the beach before heading back into Nassau for obligatory drinks at Senor Frogs and some souvenir shopping before getting back on the ship to get ready for dinner and the White Hot Party.

That water....

*Birthday Dinner and White Hot Party Time*

*Yes I was blonde back then*

*White Hot Party time on the top deck*

*Always a photo bomb*

The next morning we docked in Great Stirrup Cay for another fun beach day which included unlimited food and drinks since the island is owned by the cruise line. Win-win!

Such a fun trip, and can't wait to do it again in the near future!

Bahamas - 2015

On my most recent cruise this past March to the Eastern Caribbean, the first stop was in Nassau. This time I was excited to do an excursion to the Atlantis resort where we went on a tour of the grounds, got to see their famous aquariums, and had full use of their pools, beach, waterslides, and lazy river. So much fun! You can read my full reviews from this cruise of the ship here and the ports of call here and why we will never sail with Carnival again *womp womp*. 

It was beautiful there, and so surreal to finally be exploring the place I've seen on tv and in magazines for years. We toured the aquariums first before hitting up the water park, and eventually we went down to the beach to swim in the aqua blue water before shelling out $14 for those pretty yard drinks.

*Sailed away from the Bahamas with this gorgeous sunset outside our balcony*

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