You hit the nail on the head with your walking tour. I have returned 13 times and love Nassau. Great job. I never cruised, only fly in from New England. Love, love love Funky Nassau!
I've been to the Bahamas 5 times, starting in 1988 on a family vacation. Although I was quite young then, I remember all the fun we had. Nassau has changed and grown sooo much over the years. How I miss being there. Thanks for this video helps to see things others point out.
This is the most informative Nassau video I’ve seen! I’m going for the first time next weekend and after watching this, I’m canceling my excursion and doing your walking tour instead 😄
I got this video recommended (from the royal Caribbean blog) after seeing Nassau pop up on my Google timeline. I'm from Nassau so it's nice to see Nassau from the view of others.
Thank you! Love Royal Caribbean Blog and glad they featured this video! Nassau gets a bad wrap sometimes but if people just give it a chance, there are great ways to have fun, explore and learn!
So timely - I'm boarding tomorrow for my first weekend cruise on Freedom. Notes made as these were the stops I wanted to make and now don't have to do the excursion to walk me around and I can do it my own pace! Thank you, Brandon!!
@@TheWeekendCruiser Brandon!! Did the Nassau tour today and it was fabulous! Fincastle was closed so no good shot with Freedom, but the walk around was great. Clemot at the Staicase was a gem. Graycliff isn't letting anyone back to the koi pond, but the Porter took us back for a quick tour. Cigar and chocolate amazing. Watlings Pina Colada ON POINT and the flight knocked me OUT. I added Tasty Teas, half a block down and loved it. The family there are a real gem and their tea definitely fixed me up after Watlings. Fish fry, Junkanoo a couple shops and back on the boat, completely happy and sunned!! Thank you so much for this video. If your ears were ringing, it's because my friend and I kept saying, ok Brandon, where next when looking at directions!!
@@TheWeekendCruiser and the art museum as well as the art walk outside were fabulous! Definitely a highlight. Took some amazing photos on the art walk. Side note, my Perfect Day was zipling and doing nothing but chill on Chill Beach ⛱️
Greycliff has/had a wonderful “Make Your Own Chocolate” tour a few years back - not sure if COVID has suspended that. One of my favorite things to do in Nassau is to visit the houses of worship - the Cathedral on the corner of King and George is almost always open and is a nice place to sit quietly and meditate.
I have done the chocolate tour before and had a blast! It is actually offered through the ship too and is still going on. The churches are very historic and if there on Sundays you can always hear amazing music coming out of them. I was there for Palm Sunday one time and the sounds were amazing!
I watched this video before our last cruise, and we followed your footsteps to the Queen's Staircase and Fort Fincastle. 👍 It was hot, we were ready to go back to the ship. Lots of straw market vendors around, so we asked about a taxi just for 2 (most of the taxis waiting there were minivans for larger parties). The lady said, I can take you in my car. We agreed on $20; it was great! She zipped us back to Bay Street. Stopped at a traffic light, she saw a lady on the sidewalk; she rolled down the window and yelled "Bertha!" Bertha looked up, and our driver shot her the bird! and they both laughed. Miss Driver said, "We went to High School together" She dropped us at the port entry, and we paid her $30. 😀
Thank you so much for your guided tour! My group followed it to a tee and it was wonderful. We ended up at the John Waitling’s Distillery and are currently enjoying a flight of rum!
@@TheWeekendCruiser Including stopping at the museum and meandering slowly through the city, I would say less than three hours. Round-trip it was just at 3.5 miles.
Perfect. I have been looking for something like this especially during pandemic cruising. Vloggers weren't getting off the ship so I didn't know what was open or closed. Thank you.
This is perfect, thank you! I’ve had a difficult time figuring out Nassau and I had a couple places in mind that you recommended but this ties it up nicely and shows me how to execute the plan.
Thank you very much for the cruise information. I am so lucky to find your post. Really detail and easy to understand, Thanks again for sharing. We plan to take our first cruise this summer and it will save us money and direction.
We went to Nassau in November and I ended up on a shopping tour with a Carnival Insider, it was nice but I missed so much with my family. So we're going back this November and I definitely want to see some of these places.
Thanks for the tour. I had been to some of the places on a tour! I’d also wandered and wondered what some of the buildings were. As for the sidewalks, most seem to be the result after an earthquake! I did manage to make a couple of loops on a rented mobility scooter, but you definitely need to be agile enough to drive with one foot out to the side to keep from turning over even a four wheel scooter😇 I only remember a couple of places where I thought it better to walk the scooter, mostly because of curbs with holes all around. Again, thanks for the tour.
My pleasure! You would think they had an earthquake but I think it is just time. Glad you faired as well as you could on the scooter! Know that was challenging!
@@TheWeekendCruiser I’m pretty sure there was no earthquake either! My scooter was on the smallish side so it wasn’t too bad. I mentioned it because I can never get people to tell me what cobblestone looks like in various ports. Some is easier than others, I resorted to asking whether on could safely ride a bicycle down the streets and for Nassau that would be a definite NO for the sidewalks! Nevertheless, with a few glitches we managed with the scooter. Loving your info. We are headed out at the end of the week to a new port Puerto Playa. Hopefully some of the tours will not involve steep hills!
Excellent video, we were just there a few weeks ago and did a bus tour that hit most of these places however we did not get much time at each one so would definitely be up for the walking tour next time we go. We ate at Oh Andros at Fish Fry was good but so much food.
Great video! I was in Nassau for the 1st time in January & had no idea what to do. I’ll be there again in March & am definitely going to check out your walking tour. Thanks!
This is so helpful! Myself, husband and teen son are going to Nassau in April on the Mardi Gras. We just tonight talked about what to do in port and my son said he wanted to photograph the Queens Staircase and see the fort, then walk to Junkanoo to swim. I was curious if it was doable on foot and alone (without a tour or taxi) and this tells me it’s absolutely doable. Will probably skip the wine and Art tho. Thanks so much for this great video and by the way you are absolutely gorgeous! Just subbed!
Thanks Brandon! We have first time cruiser friends coming on Indy with us later this month. They want to explore Nassau…so pointed out this video to them.
I wish I had seen this last month...but, in two weeks we leave again. I have posted the link to this, and to the Coco Cay videos you produced on the private Facebook page specifically for this cruise. I'm sure you'll be getting a number of views.
Hi Shamiella, thanks for adding this! Have a new video coming out where I recommend people to take a proper tour because they will miss out on the history and cultural stories from the Bahamas if just doing it alone. Different styles and ways of being a tourist but I love learning this stuff! Thank you!
Hey Dolores, you are looking at about 3 total miles. Luckily, there are a lot of places you can take a break, grab a drink, or just sit and relax for a bit.
I actually forgot to mention that! It's going to depend on your speed and how quickly you move through each location. I would say it is an easy 4 hours without Da Fish Fry.
Hey Aisha! It really depends on how quick you walk, stop for drinks, food, pictures etc. I did it just this past weekend and we finished in under 2 hours but skipped the art museum as it didn't open till noon on Sundays. In the summer, plan on it taking longer as it is just HOT!
we will be in Nassau in April . Could you tell me how to get from the ship to Graycliffs chocolate , the John Watlings distiller also to baystreet grocery. We will be walking. Justin case is there a jittery that goes that way.
Hey Dwight, the video you commented on actually has maps directing you to all those places. Baystreet Grocery is the only one not mentioned. If you walk out of the ship, make a left onto Bay Street and then walk 10 minutes, you will see it on the left.
Hey Apryl, you will be able to connect to cellular towers while in Nassau. However, depending on who your cell provider is, will depend on how much that will cost you (if anything). For Google maps, download the Nassau Bahamas map in advance for offline use and you will not need internet to access.
I have not seen any rental bikes... they do have ATVs you can rent (do not rent these) but don't believe I have seen bikes. Not sure bikes in Nassau would be advisable given the traffic and poor sidewalks.
Is there any way to print out a "map" of this tour? I am not "tech" enough to "copy" this post onto my phone or surface pro. it would be helpful to be able to print out a map with instructions.
hmmm, I am not sure that there is. You can always try plugging the locations into google maps and taking a screen shot with your phone or taking a picture of your computer screen.
Great idea for a video that I have never done. Junkanoo is most people's favorite but it is busy and loud. It's an easy walk from the ship but if you walk past it, the crowd thins out and gets more calm. The others, including Cable Beach, require a taxi and money to get there.
I LOVE Nassau and when I hear some hates it, I say, “you don’t know Nassau “. With this clip I have learned other things to see yet you didn’t mention the historical society museum (open 10am on).. the greycliff museum goes back to the year 1700 not 1948 (year I was born ie not old) … cigar makers are Cuban born indentured servants … btw the National Art gallery can have VERY sexual nudity/art (such as a graphic painting, up close to someone kneeling “onto private parts”. Etc
That is excellent to hear! Yes, it is by no means an all-encompassing list as there is much more to do but couldn't fit it all in one day! Hopefully, this will at least peak people's interest and get them off the ship! As for the art gallery, I chose the term "progressive" but they can have some very provocative pieces for such a conservative nation.
At a minimum it is 2.5 miles and if you do Da Fish fry it is closer to 4. Most of the locations you will go to will also have you on your feet, so rest as you can. Luckily, the staircase is at the beginning :-) It is a full day tour.
@@TheWeekendCruiser Amazing the I was able to teach you something, Brandon! I wonder if it will accept 1/10 of seconds? I do recognize you now! Your hairstyle is different and maybe that was before your elixirs and potions! (Your words, I think?) Your arms 💪🏽💪🏽 are much more muscular now!
