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Carnival Dream 2014 7-Day Bahamas Cruise Review
Day 5    Part 1        June 19, 2014               Nassau, Bahamas                      Arrival:  7:00AM          Departure:  5:00PM
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Overview:  Today was the third and final port of call - Nassau, Bahamas.  The weather was nice throughout the day and was great for doing outside excursions & activities.  I did a shore excursion in this port of call called "Charm & Beauty of Nassau and Paradise Island".  I will be reviewing this shore excursion later in today's review.  This is part 1 of Day 5.  Part 1 will include breakfast photos, my Nassau shore excursion, and lunch photos.  Part 2 will include more Nassau photos, sail-a-way, and dinner photos.

Breakfast in The Gathering:
          Breakfast was served in The Gathering starting at 6:30am.  Continental breakfast opened at 6:00am. Breakfast was also being served in the Scarlet Dining Room from 7:00am - 9:00am. The buffet was crowded because many people were trying to eat before getting off the ship.  Once again, I went to the omelet station to get an omelet.  I also visited the regular breakfast buffet lines to get some bacon & sausage.  
Carnival Dream Breakfast
French Toast, Fruits, and Sausage
French Toast, Bacon, and Sausage
French Toast, Bacon, and Sausage
Bacon and French Toast
Milk, Bacon, and French Toast
Assorted Fruits, Meat, and Cheese
Assorted Fruits, Meat, and Cheese
Omelet
Omelet
Arrival Into Nassau, Bahamas:
          Today the ship was scheduled to arrive in Nassau, Bahamas at 7:00am.  While I was eating breakfast the ship was in the process of docking.  After eating breakfast I went outside to take some pictures and see what I could see.  We docked next to the Carnival Fantasy, the oldest Carnival ship in the fleet. I missed most of the ship's arrival in Nassau because I was eating breakfast.  However, here are some pictures that I took as the ship prepared to dock:
Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Fantasy Docked in Nassau
Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Fantasy
Nassau Senior Frogs and Resort
Senior Frogs & Resort in Background
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
AFT Pool of the Carnival Dream
Aft Pool of the Carnival Dream
Area Behind the Carnival Dream
Area Behind the Carnival Dream
Deck Chairs on the Carnival Dream
Deck Chairs at the AFT Pool
Carnival Dream AFT Pool
Carnival Dream AFT Pool
           After the ship was docked, I made my way to the Lanai to go to the front of the ship.  I took the aft stairwell/elevator area down from Deck 10 to Deck 5.  On my way I passed the Tandoori, which serves Indian food at lunch.  
Carnival Dream Tandoori
Tandoori Food Station (Indian Food)
Pier and Front of the Carnival Fantasy
Pier & Front of the Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Dream Lanai
Carnival Dream Lanai
Lanai Area Outside The Ocean Plaza
On the Lanai - Outside of the Ocean Plaza
Nassau Freeport
Nassau Pier
Looking Down at the Pier in Nassau
Looking Down at the Pier in Nassau
Ship in Nassau Harbor
Boat in Nassau Harbor
Nassau Bahamas
View of Nassau Bahamas From the Front of the Ship
Carnival Dream and Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Dream's Side
Getting Off The Ship in Nassau, Bahamas:
            The line to get off the ship in Nassau was long, but it moved quickly.  At the gangway, security scanned each person's sail and sign card. Crew members were handing out flyers and shopping maps for Nassau. The line would have been quicker if the photographers would not use the gangway as a photo prop. The ship's photographers try to stop people on the gangway to get their picture to sell in the photo gallery. There is no way to get around these people that are taking pictures, but once it is your turn you can decline getting your picture taken.  
Shops in Nassau
Looking Below At the Shops in Nassau
Carnival Dream and Unused Pier
Other Side of the Ship & Unused Pier of the Day
Carnival Dream
Carnival Dream
Gangway of the Carnival Dream
Gangway of the Carnival Dream
Front of the Carnival Dream
Front of the Carnival Dream
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas
Shore Excursion  "Charm & Beauty of Nassau & Paradise Island":
           Like Freeport, we decided to do a shore excursion in Nassau.  This shore excursion let us see a lot of the island and was an informational tour, but our driver had the most annoying accent.  I will be sharing some of the sights and attractions that we got to see as a part of this excursion. The official description of this excursion is too long to post on here, but here is a link to Carnival's website's excursion description.  Click Here For The Description.
            Our shore excursion time was 9:00am.  Our excursion tickets instructed us to meet on the pier by the ship. Before 9:00am a lady held up a sign for our excursion and took our tickets.  In return, she gave us a wristband that would allow us to get on the excursion tour bus. At 9:00am we were taken to our tour bus.  This tour bus was set up with seats of two on one side of the bus, one seat on the other side of the bus, and four seats across the back. The driver's seat was on the right side of the bus.  In the Bahamas vehicles drive on the left side of the road.  
             The first part of our shore excursion drove us through the streets of downtown Nassau. 
Welcome to Nassau Sign
Welcome to Nassau Sign
Nassau Renovation Warning Sign
Nassau Renovation Warning Sign
Tree in Nassau, Bahamas
Tree in Nassau Bahamas
Streets of Nassau Bahamas
Streets of Nassau Bahamas
Stairs and Building
A Lot of Stairs to Climb to Get To This Building
National Art Gallery Building
National Art Gallery of the Bahamas Building
Cemetery in Nassau
Cemetery in Nassau
Water Dispenser
The Way Some People Get Water
Bananas
Bananas Growing
Shore Excursion Stop #1 At Fort Charlotte:
          Our tour bus stopped for about 10 minutes at Fort Charlotte.  The entrance fees to enter the fort were not included, but everyone was allowed to walk around the perimeter of the fort.  According to the tour guide, this fort has never been used in combat.  Here are some pictures I took at Fort Charlotte:
Fort Charlotte in Nassau
View of Fort Charlotte
Fort Charlotte Top
Top of Fort Charlotte
Fort Charlotte in Nassau Bahamas
Looking Over the Walls of Fort Charlotte
Looking over the walls of Fort Charlotte
Looking Over The Walls of Fort Charlotte
Fort Charlotte in the Bahamas
         Cruise ship passengers can also get a good view of their cruise ship from Fort Charlotte.  The first two pictures below are of the Carnival Dream and the Carnival Fantasy.  
View of the Carnival Dream
View of the Carnival Dream From Fort Charlotte
Carnival Dream and Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Dream & Fantasy in the Distance
Nassau Bahamas Sports Field Area
A Sports Field Area
           After leaving Fort Charlotte, our tour guide drove us around the island.  Here are some pictures that I took from the tour bus:
Parallel Parking Practice in Nassau
Parallel Parking Practice Spot
Office the Prime Minister of Finance
Office of the Prime Minister - Ministry of Finance
Along the Coast of Nassau Bahamas
Driving Along The Coast
Golf Course
Golf Course
Bahamar Renderings
Bahamar Renderings
Nassau Bahamas
                Our tour also took us through a residential area where many rich people live.  I did not include any photos of private residences because many of the homes are inhabited.  
Conch Shell
Conch Shell Statue
Construction of BahaMar
Construction of the Bahamar
Road Sign Pointing To Downtown and Paradise Island
Road Sign Pointing to Downtown Nassau
              As we were driving around we got a chance to take some pictures of the ship.  Our tour guide pulled over to the side of the road to allow everyone a chance to take some pictures.
Carnival Dream and Carnival Fantasy Docked in Nassau
Carnival Dream and Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Dream
Carnival Dream
Stop At The John Watlings Distillery:
         Our tour bus stopped at the John Watlings Disillery for a short stop.  Everyone was given a chance to walk around the distillery and buy alcoholic beverages.  The official shore excursion guide from the ship says, "Your next stop is the historic 1789 Buena Vista Estate, home of the John Watlings Distillery for a self guided tour and rum tasting. View Bahamian hand crafted rums and spirits being produced."  Our tour guide gave us time to look around and told us to be back to the bus in 30 minutes.
Nassau Lighthouse
Lighthouse in Nassau
John Hopkins Distillery
John Watlings Distillery
John Watlings Distillery in Nassau
Front Sidewalks of the distillery
Small Tower
Small Tower
Wheel and Water Well
Wheel and Water Well
James Bond Movie Marker
James Bond Marker
              We ended up not getting to leave on-time because of a group of stragglers that were buying mixed drinks.  We ended up leaving close to 15 minutes later than expected because we had to wait on the late people. 
               We were then driven through downtown Nassau to the Paradise Island Bridge.  Paradise Island is the home to the Atlantis Resort.   Here are two photos that I was able to take of the ships as we drove over the bridge:
Carnival Dream
Carnival Dream - View from Paradise Island Bridge
Picture
Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Dream - From Bridge
         Our tour guide drove us through Atlantis and showed us the various hotel buildings.  Here are some pictures of Atlantis that I took from the bus:
Atlantis
Atlantis on Paradise Island
Atlantis Hotels
One of many Atlantis Hotels
Pool Area at Atlantis
Pool Area at Atlantis
Hotel Buildings
Atlantis Hotel Buildings
A Gate
A Gate
            We never got to get off the bus in Atlantis, but we were able to see a lot from the bus.  After we left Atlantis we were taken on the Paradise Island bridge to go back to downtown Nassau.  
             The shore excursion was very informational, but the back of the bus was very bumpy.  Bumpiness from the bus and the tour guide's annoying accent made this excursion less enjoyable compared to the Freeport excursion.  
Other Side of the Bridge
The Other Side of the Bridge
Small Ships in Nassau's Harbor
Small Ships in the Harbor
Nassau's Harbor
Nassau's Harbor
Getting Back Onboard The Ship:
           Before we were allowed on the pier we had to get our photo ids checked.  The line for this check moved slow because some of the workers spent time examining each person's Sail & Sign Card and photo id.  After getting our id's checked we walked back to the ship. 
           Once we got back onboard the ship security asked for each guest's Sail & Sign card and each guest had to go through a metal detector. The line to get back onboard moved very quickly and took less than 5 minutes.
Carnival Dream Docked in Nassau
Carnival Dream Docked in Nassau
Front of the Carnival Dream
Front of the Carnival Dream
Side View of the Carnival Dream
Side View of the Carnival Dream
Front of the Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Fantasy
Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Dream
Carnival Fantasy and Carnival Dream
Lunch in The Gathering:
          Today the Gathering was not crowded for lunch.  Most people were ashore in Nassau and there were no lines at most of the food service stations. Most of the lunch buffet lines opened at 12:00pm, except for the Pizzeria and Deli.  Today's Taste of the Nations was Caribbean food.
Pastrami on Rye Sandwich
From the Deli - Pastrami on Rye Sandwich
Chips and Salsa
From the Burrito Bar - Chips & Salsa
Turkey Wrap
From the Deli - Turkey Wrap
Burrito Bar Fillings
Burrito Bar - Fillings For the Burritos
Mongolian Wok
Mongolian Wok
Picture
Taste of the Nations Buffet Line
Picture
Taste of the Nations Buffet Line
Carnival Dream Desserts
Dessert Station
Carnival Dream Dessert Station
Carnival Dream Desserts
Carnival Dream Dessert Station
Carnival Dream Desserts
Carnival Dream Dessert Station
Carnival Dream Desserts
Cheesecake and Cookies
Key Lime Cheesecake and Sugar Cookies
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