Cruise ports
Nassau
The Bahamas
A deep, offline guide to Nassau, inside the Port Things app. Every place shows walking minutes from your pier, and the day plans are timed around the all-aboard. Every place, description and day plan is on the phone, so it works with no signal. Only the map background needs one.
- 1,792places
- 23ready-made days
- 1cruise pier
- 11languages
Where the ships dock
- Nassau Cruise Port (Prince George Wharf)
Typically 7–8 AM to 5–6 PM · some ships stay late or overnight
Ready-made days
Downtown on Foot
Junkanoo, Parliament, pirates, rum and the Queen's Staircase — all within 15 minutes of the ship
Three Forts & the Fish Fry
Fort Fincastle, Fort Charlotte, conch salad at Arawak Cay and the marching flamingos
Paradise Island by Water Taxi
Across the harbour to Cabbage Beach, Marina Village and the Cloisters
Cable Beach by Jitney
Three miles of sand for $1.50 each way, and conch fritters on the way home
Atlantis Day Pass
Aquaventure's slides, the marine habitats and Cabbage Beach — timed to beat the queues
Blue Lagoon Island
A cay by boat: hammocks, kayaks and the dolphin encounters
The Exuma Swimming Pigs
A full day by powerboat: iguanas, Pig Beach, Thunderball Grotto and the nurse sharks
The West End by Taxi
Clifton Heritage, Jaws Beach and the Love Beach reef, far from the crowds
Two Hours Ashore
Junkanoo costumes, Parliament and the Straw Market — all flat, all close
Nassau on Foot for (Almost) Free
The old jail library, the cathedral, the Queen's Staircase and the city beach
Rainy Day in Nassau
Three museums, Bay Street's shops and lunch — under a roof, back by 1 PM
Pirates & the Beach with Kids
Blackbeard's museum, straw hats and a swim — the longest walk ten minutes
Beaches by Jitney
The local minibus to two calm public beaches and the Fish Fry
Chocolate, Rum & Conch
A chocolate class, a rum estate and conch salad by the docks, in 4 hours
Cabbage Beach in a Morning
Water taxi to Paradise Island's white sand, pier to pier in 4 hours
Marina Village, the Easy Way
By taxi over the bridge: yachts, paved paths and a long harbour lunch
Art & Cathedrals on the Hill
Government House, the national gallery and two cathedrals behind Bay Street
Gardens, a Fort & the East End
Been here before? Native palms, Nassau's oldest fort and lunch on the harbour
Marching Flamingos Morning
The 10:30 flamingo parade, the quarry garden and fish fry lunch, in 4 hours
Clifton & Adelaide Beach
Heritage park in the morning, the calmest shallow beach in the afternoon
Bond Reefs Snorkel
A snorkel boat from the south-west coast to the film reefs
Rose Island by Catamaran
Powder sand and snorkel reefs on a long, empty cay
Rainy Day at Atlantis
Sharks and rays in the marine habitats, then the marina village's shops
Areas covered
- Downtown & the Cruise Port
- Arawak Cay & Fort Charlotte
- Paradise Island
- East Bay Street & Montagu
- Cable Beach
- Love Beach & Gambier
- Lyford Cay, Clifton & the West End
- Airport, Adelaide & South Ocean
- Central Nassau
- Fox Hill & the South-East
- Rose Island & Blue Lagoon
- Exuma Cays (day trip)
What's in the map
- Beaches
- Snorkel & Dive
- Boat Trips & Island Hopping
- Watersports
- Forts & Landmarks
- Tours & Adventures
- Parks & Gardens
- Museums & Culture
- Restaurants
- Cafés & Bakeries
- Bars & Nightlife
- Markets & Fish Fry
- Shopping & Souvenirs
- Family Fun
- Events & Festivals
- Hotels & Resorts
- Golf & Spas
- Groceries & Supermarkets
- Jitneys, Ferries & Taxis
- Pharmacies
- Hospitals & Clinics
- ATMs & Banks
- Car Hire & Fuel
- Emergency & Help
Languages
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Chinese (Simplified), Swedish.
Get the Nassau guide
Port Things comes with two guides included, so this can be one of them.
Also in the Bahamas & Bermuda pack, and in All guides.
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