"Nassau" Nassau by grandmaR

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The original Nassau is a name of a family and a region and former duchy of central Germany. Now there is a Nassau county in New York State. But the primary Nassau that people know now is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas, on the northeast coast of New Providence Island in the Atlantic Ocean east of Miami, Florida.

We've visited there several time - the latest visit was on the Enchantment of the Seas.

In 2002, we went from the Berry Islands to Nassau on our boat. We stayed in Nassau for several days, and enjoyed visiting the aquarium at Atlantis, eating in the restaurants, and I bought some Bahamian produced gifts. I also had a filling replaced by a dentist when one fell out of my tooth. After we left Nassau, my husband had a heart attack and we returned to Nassau where he was diagnosed and from there we flew to Miami for an angioplasty. We returned to get the boat and sail it home. Photo is of the lighthouse at the west entrance to Nassau harbor. Atlantis (Paradise Island) is past it on the left and the cruise ship docks are on the right.

For the narrative about the visit to Atlantis, see the Paradise Island page. For the narrative about the return to the boat after Bob's heart attack, see the Coral Harbor page.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Wonderful aquarium, helpful people
  • Cons:Too many cruise ships
  • In a nutshell:First destination in the Bahamas for most people
  • Last visit to Nassau: Mar 2002
  • Intro Updated Feb 9, 2011
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  • moiraistyx's Profile Photo
    Aug 4, 2009 at 6:41 AM

    i would love that biking tour, that sounds awesome

  • masc4s's Profile Photo
    Nov 24, 2004 at 1:52 PM

    Excellent birds-eye view of Nassau Rosalie. Thank you for the memories :-)! Sorry to hear about Bob's heart attack..:((!

  • babar_1's Profile Photo
    Jan 1, 2004 at 11:05 AM

    Really nice page of beautiful place. Happy new year.

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