good morning from nassau
this view look nassau was just here about a month ago
on the adventure of the seas and back today look at what's up this morning we're actually going to
blue lagoon i booked this as a vip serenity tour and there's so many people going to the same place
so i don't know how serene that'll be hopefully uh it won't be as bad as i'm thinking right now
that it's going to be this is of course the mardi gras first time ever and to put a nassau
nassau is continuing to do a ton of pier construction over here it's like major
construction ongoing they've been working on this for a little while look at all those people
guess that's the boat we're taking or the boats plural that we're taking i will say here up front
that this tour i paid for myself i booked it through carnival so it's not been gifted to me
at all so i'm gonna give you an honest review i purchased the tickets myself so what you hear
from me today is gonna be 100 my thoughts and not any good blessings i'm giving because i was gifted
anything okay so give you a good honest review per usual check out that aft nice aft the big ass
baby got back in nassau currently the protocols are that you do have to wear a mask
so make sure you remember to keep your mask on so they mentioned before we got off the ship that you
might want to bring vaccination cards because some of the local businesses and stuff here in nassau
are requiring to see that you've been vaccinated before they'll let you into their establishment so
if you're going to be visiting nassau soon make sure that you adhere to both of those things the
blue lagoon island is where we are headed and they have a lot of stuff over there of course the beach
but they also have some animal encounters with sea lions and dolphins and all sorts of sea creatures
how you doing i'm good how are you i'm great man good to see you thank you thank you
so we've been sitting on this boat now it's very hot we're all in mass
but we've been sitting on here now for a good 15-20 minutes and nothing's happening the boats
that were beside us they all left already um it's almost 10 o'clock so we started loading at 9 30
and not really sure what's happening but it seems like we're killing time especially
given we have to be back on the ship at 2 30. so imagine we're only going to have a few hours by
the time we get over there so we'll keep you updated but uh also a very slow start so far
to the top of our iconic tower for spectacular views check out our segway
tour for your continued safety please remain seated until the ferry has come to a complete
stop and on the left side of the island is where you'll find our beautiful white sand beaches
we have a number of them for your enjoyment from here you can see princess beach to the
right of the bar and to the left where you see our fun for all inflatable aqua park
so in addition to the beach and everything they have here they also have some dolphin encounters
you can see the dolphins over there folks out in the water with the dolphins they have sea lions
they said they have sharks too i better not see a shark in this water if you
do not have tickets for the dolphin encounter or any of the animal encounter they said you
could still walk over there and see the animals there are a lot of folks out here in the water
they have some water toys and things for folks but we are headed to the vip beach because i bought
the vip package so hopefully there won't be this many people and children over there good morning
thank you
all right so we're here on the vip beach and it was a mad rush to get down here and get chairs
because this is it this is all the chairs they have and it seems like today at least
there's more folks than there are chairs back there is where you can get the drinks it gets
like all-inclusive drinks and things like that but i'm just here for this water look at this
here's part of the free lunch offering got some plantains there some fried fish also
some beans and rice and some barbecue chicken they also had grilled steak up there salad
they had corn on the cob so a lot of food offerings all included in the vip package
and you get to eat it with this awesome view
so the beach area and beach experience has been pretty awesome the vip treatment here with free
food and drinks and then the nice beach area down here has all been great now i'm going to
head back to the other side of the islands toward the area where they don't have stuff
for free just to see what i was over there maybe check out the marine sanctuary also
uh it's currently one o'clock and we have to be back on the ship by 2 30. so
i'm pretty sure that we're gonna have to leave here soon because it takes 30 minutes to ride back
on the boat so not much time left here in nassau today
they do have looks like golf carts around the island it is a long walk from the vip portion
it's way back over that way all the way back around to where you get on the boats go back
to the ship so they do have golf carts if you need some assistance there's also a map just
to show you sort of how far from home we are per se this is where the boats actually dock number
two this is all the marine sanctuary over here we actually walked all the way over to here currently
right about here so you see the good pretty good distance that you have to walk to get
all the way back here to the vip portion of the island which is all this over here
so this is the lunch area right here we passed it earlier i said i didn't know about getting
a lunch voucher if you have the vip package and you're being whisked away back to the vip beach
they have the buffet back there for you so this is probably
for the other guests who don't have the vip package and access to that buffet that they
have over there so this would be where you would come to get your general lunch that
you might be trying to get if you are just a general guest and don't have the vip package
so you see they do have the water toys over here i always call them water toys this reminds me of
what mr sancho's in cozumel had so this is a really really great spot if you're looking
to get into stuff like that and or just to go to the beach or go swimming here's a general
beach area right here for folks so i imagine the kids would have a good time so if you have kids
and you're thinking about bringing them absolutely so it has been a really great day here at
blue island lagoon this is the first time i've ever done an excursion in nassau normally i just
walk around the port area go to the shops but today i decided i wanted to do something a little
bit different this was going to be my one beach day of this entire cruise and it turned out to
be amazing so i highly recommend if you're coming to nassau and you don't know what to do come over
here and patronize blue island lagoon for the day you can book an excursion directly through
carnival i'm not sure if you can book it directly through blue island lagoon i had the credit
through carnival so i just booked directly through them like i said it is 120 for the vip experience
but that's all inclusive you get your lunch you get drinks you get an awesome beach secluded away
from children it's an adult's only vip section of the island so you really get to feel like
you know you're the vip for the day although there were a lot of people over there today check it out
if you're looking for something to do with nasa i'll highly recommend it it sure does beat just
walking around being off the ship for 30 minutes and then getting back on it so you know come over
and see these folks they'll take real good care of you you also have a little gift shop here island
treasures you can uh buy some gifts to take back home they did mention that everything here is
credit only they do not accept cash right now they also have a water sports center we
try to go over here and check out some marine life real quick before we have to get on the
boat back i'm walking through here i noticed they have a lot of games set up around the beach in
addition to chairs umbrellas there's a big chess game right there so lots to do plenty to do here
okay
you're just going to rub her down just like that
let's put those hands back over again
i know
bye
so they only have the mid gangway open now i thought they had one in the forward too they
did when we were at amber cove but the backlog of people that this is going to create at the
midship elevators is going to be insane with a ship this large i would think they
would always need two gangways operating at any given time but they only have one
going right now on the mardi gras which could be a mistake and very long wait for us
one thing that would be very good if carnival did that royal caribbean actually does when you
get back on board they actually provide uh cold towel and water they have it right inside the
security when you go in but i don't think carnival does that but today would definitely be a day
where that would be welcome because it's hot here in nassau just back on the ship and they have some
junk a new performers down there for us right before we leave the port
clearly the folks here in nassau happy to see cruz is back coming into the port but also to
see the mardi gras this is her first time porting in nassau and of course the ship is
flagged and registered in nassau so the big moment for nassau in the bahamas as the mardi gras
comes to visit for the first time so for the last time some of the best food on this whole ship
is definitely shaq's big chicken so that's what i'm having for lunch here on the last day
so you can always ask for extra fries they give you a whole thing of fries if you ask
for extra fries also i got some potato salad some of the spicy pickles and if i didn't have
heartburn before i definitely will now i know what's happening the bags are being set out
last night of the cruise i'm actually in the main dining room tonight the first time for the whole
cruise on the last night uh figured that might as well come and see what the main dining room is
like but it's pretty remarkable that i've been a whole cruise now without coming to the main dining
room for dinner not once so it is 8 30. so i guess it's a little late but the dining room is fairly
empty uh and this isn't a very big dining room this is the flamingo restaurant which is used for
anytime dining only but there are so many empty tables in here so i guess the plan to have folks
rotating around some of the complimentary eateries like shabang and cucina del capitano
i guess that's working and folks are actually taking advantage of those other eateries for
dinner but just back from dinner and you know what everyone all week long i've heard
such bad things about the service in the main dining room of course tonight was the first
night that i actually went to the main dining room but the main dining room was awesome folks
the food was good the food was warm it was super quick i bet i wasn't in there longer than 30 or
45 minutes the entire time i was there so good such a good dining experience the wait staff was
super quick super friendly so can't say anything negative about that which is an improvement on
most of the dining because the dining has been slow at times throughout this cruise
safe for rudy's and save for the steakhouse other than that the dining has been pretty
slow that's all for today and our day in nassau we are now headed back to florida i think we're just
sailing along the coast of florida now headed north up to port canaveral so it's been a great
inaugural sailing of the carnival mardi gras i'm so glad i've been able to be here and be
a part of it but we have more to go in the next vlog that comes out you're going to see
me go through the debarkation process we'll be back in terminal 3 to check it out and see
really the first debarkation of any ship in terminal 3 and then i'll tell you my thoughts
of the carnival mardi gras if you're planning on coming what to expect how the ship was
what i thought about it so make sure you go down below hit that subscribe button give me a thumbs
up if you enjoyed this video because we had a lot more cruise content to come thank you all
so much for watching and i'll see you in the morning on the saddest day of the cruise the
last day we got to get off the mardi gras it had to happen eventually good night everybody