Country Info
- Nassau
- Capital
- Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
- Currency
- 297,852
- Population
- BS
- Country Code
Bahamas Slideshow
Bahamas
Travel Blogs from Bahamas
First Day on the Ship!
... is my first day on semester at sea! My parents and I have been staying at Hotel Rio next to the Atlantis in the Bahamas since Saturday. Some how I managed to get all my stuff packed up and onto the ship without too many troubles. My ...
Off the Sandbar and On To Shroud!
... for water". Never thought I'd hear him say it! Figured we'd be using rainwater by the time we left the Bahamas....if it ever rained! There are these delightful birds call Tropic ...
Exploring the Outer Islands
We decided in order to experience the local feel of the Bahamas, we needed to go to one of the "outer islands", far from the huge resorts and spring break - yes we timed that perfectly, note to self, there is a good reason to pay attention to world events ...
Pools, Pools and more Pools
It's 7:30am and the sun is hitting our room which wakes me up first. As the rest of the family slowly wake up, no one is interested in even having breakfast as the only thing on everyones mind is to hit the pools. I inform the kids the pools ...
Calm seas and a burger from paradise
Today was a great day! It was B2 and I attended my global studies and physics for mariners classes. After class I had lunch in the garden dining room with some friends and then headed to the library to do ...
Keep an eye out for the Sharks
Hello again from Staniel Cay in the central Exumas! We arrived here four days ago, and since then have been visiting with our parents and Granny. They decided to join us down here for a quick stay and get a taste of the island life. ...
Acid Violence
I'm tired. As of tonight we are officially five hours ahead of the east coast and this losing an hour of sleep almost every night is starting to catch up with me. The seas today did not have many white caps in sight but the swells were huge ...
Nassau Bahamas
2005-05-10 Nassau (Dave) We rode our bikes off the ship for a mile down to Paradise Island. We saw the grand casino and the amazing aquarium. It had sharks, rays, and huge schools of huge fish. One school stayed grouped together stationary and smiled ...
Beautiful Underwater Caves in Bahamas Blue Holes
... a little secret called the “blue holes” that are located under the water and look like beautiful blue vertical caves. Bahamas has quite a few blue holes that make up a whole underwater cave system. From the sky they look scary like dark blue ...
Orientation
Today was an extremely busy but great day! I had orientation meetings from 9am till 9pm about everything from the honor code to field trip procedures. It was a lot of information to take in but necessary for all of us to work together ...
Sun, Sea and Sand in The Bahamas
... flight! Then before we knew it, we were up up and away from the US for a week to the blissful islands of The Bahamas in the Caribbean. Our initial idea had been to stay in Nassau on Paradise Island since the flight went there, but after some ...
First B Day
Today was my first B day of classes aboard the MS Explorer. I had global studies once again at 9:20am and then went to Physics for Mariners immediately afterwards at 10:45am. Dr. Connetti is teaching this class as well as my Energy and the ...
Trading mud season for sun n' surf!
... in February, but I nailed it. Leaving NH on a 5:45am flight, delayed (ugh) - can someone please tell me why all flights to the Bahamas are so god awful early? - I make my way through Nassau airport to the sound of a steel drum calypso band as we await ...
Relaxation in the Bahamas
... up since da movie stars and rich Americans started investing here" says our driver in her thick Bahamian accent. The Bahamas has become a luxurious retreat; a safe haven for movie stars seeking refuge from the paparazzi. Michael Jackson, Michael Jordon, ...
Truly Paradise
... live band playing local music which amazes me, as normally the immigration areas are quiet and serious, not at the Bahamas. There is a representative walking through the aisles personally greeting everyone and thanking them for choosing to visit the ...
Nassau....here we come
We had breakfast..........you guess it...........Blue Lagoon. I don't know why we kept coming back here. We can go to Grand Pacific and be served also. They served the same food. There's buffet in Garden Cafe, Topsider's Grill, ...
Relaxing in the Bahamas
As we wake up to another blue sky day in the Bahamas, the forecast is for 30 degrees. We decide to order breakfast to our room and enjoy the sunny view from our balcony. We have one thing planned again today and that's to take it easy around ...
Port Lucaya
Well we finally made it to the Bahamas! We arrived on the 22nd into Port Lucaya on Grand Bahama Island at around 8:30 a.m. and had an incredible experience crossing the Gulf Stream. After leaving Delray Beach, we headed to Fort Lauderdale to ...
I Got My Schengen Visa
You read it right.... I received my passport back from Italian Embassy thru FedEx. You may think that it's now an "all systems GO" but mind you, it isn't. After everything had been arranged, booked and confirmed...... tickets and accommodations ... we ...
Waiting for the day - Fish Fry
I already have booked a flight departing from Freeport to San Jose, Costa Rica via Miami. Mariselle is from there, need I say that she's Corta Rican? She's a nurse in the same hospital where I am working and is married to a colleague of mine. She invited ...
Allans-Pensacola, Cooper's Town, Green Turtle Cay
... by Connie to provide moral support and watch for sharks. We went to try our skills on a different section of the reef. In the Bahamas, spearing fish is legal as long as you: 1. Don't use scuba gear 2. You don't use a spear gun or any type of spear ...
Las Bahamas- 'La vida en Azul'
Despertar y darse cuenta que el avión, en su descenso al aterrizaje sobre Nassau, Bahamas, comienza a ladearse y la única visión que tengo desde mi ventana es un hermoso paisaje compuesto de un océano increíblemente azul, y unas pequeñas islas ...
Ready to cause a ruckus
We had a restful night while on our mooring at the Exuma Land and Sea Park and woke up to a beautiful day. I stuffed the boys full of pancakes before taking a nice morning swim in the sunshine. There was a raft on the mooring next to ours, so ...
Nippers on Great Guana Cay to Man of War Cay
January 26 We could have easily spent a week at Treasure Cay resort but we knew that we'd be returning when our company came so we headed off to Bakers Bay, on Great Guana Cay. Bakers Bay was dredged out by Treasure Cay Limited in 1989-1990 and the ...
On our way...
... comfortable and there has been only minimal traffic. It'll be fun to see the difference in the water color when the sun rises and to finally make landfall in the Bahamas after a long run down the ICW! ~Ellie Boot Count: Ellie - 4 Caleb - 1 Peter - ...
Bahama Jersey, what the?
... we are not locals and are impacted on both ends, no place to stay in New York and loose out on our expensive hotel in the Bahamas. They keep telling me that we have to wait to see if a seat opens up, but it doesn't look good. When I ...
Tales of Marsh Harbour
... closed. We finally found the Conch Inn Marina open and immediately ordered lunch and a round of "Kalik" The Beer of The Bahamas. February 12 FOREVER YOUNG needed to run their water maker and with the water in Marsh Harbour of dubious quality they ...
West End, Grand Bahama Island
... sail from the north end of the Bahamas to the southern tip would be about 700 nautical miles. Within this area, the Bahamas separate themselves into several groupings. The Northern Bahamas, where we will cruise this winter, is the cruising ground known ...
The Land and Sea Park
We rose with the sun this morning, leaving Norman’s Cay when there was sufficient light to help us see our way out - and with the swing of the tide, we were safely lifted from our resting spot on the bottom from last night. It was a really ...