Big changes are continuing in Nassau – the capital city of The Bahamas – with the city’s
cruise port area undergoing a transformation that started while the cruise industry was
paused in 2020 due to COVID.
We first saw the changes back in August 2021 and we more recently saw the progress being
made when we revisited Nassau aboard the Carnival Sunrise in December 2022.
In this video, we’ll provide another update on the progress of the continuing port area
construction.
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During our most recent visit, significant progress had been made on Nassau’s new port
terminal building.
And outer walls had been added to several areas of the structure.
Significant progress had also been made on the structure for the planned Junkanoo Museum,
which will be located near the new terminal building.
Like our previous visits during the transformation, the port area’s popular hair braiders had
once again been moved.
This time, they were stationed near the port area’s entrance and exit, next to the outside
of the new terminal building.
And many of the taxis and other local transportation were located in a fenced-in area adjacent
to the port area exit.
With so much progress being made on the new terminal building and other structures, the
entrance and exit to the port area was reduced to a narrow entryway that was often quite
crowded during our most recent visit.
Another area of the port that was showing signs of significant progress during our most
recent visit to Nassau was the new Marketplace and Plaza.
Bright coats of paint had been added to the outside of the stalls and Marketplace buildings
and exterior walls and roofs had been added to the Plaza buildings.
Even with so much progress, it was clear that a significant amount of construction was still
underway in the area.
One of the most obvious changes since our last visit to Nassau was the addition of the
large roof structure for the open-air amphitheater, located near the port’s new West Marina.
Additionally, more progress was being made on a structure for the planned signature restaurant
in the same area.
At the north end of the port, the new dock was showing signs of nearing completion with
more finishing touches in place and fewer signs of ongoing construction.
Between the new dock at the north end of the port and the new cruise port terminal building,
the pier expansion construction continued.
Since our previous visit to Nassau, a new building had been added as well as several
boat slips.
According to a worker we spoke to previously, the area will be used for shore excursions
and boat tour operators when completed.
During our most recent visit to Nassau, the outdoor vendors were still set up in Rawson
Square, just a minute or so from the port entrance and exit.
If you’re interested in what the future holds for the cruise port area and Bay Street,
the Nassau Cruise Port website features a video with 3D renderings of the vision.
We’ve linked to the cruise port’s website, which also has a ship schedule, in the description
below.