Usually, I cannot sleep later than 5:00 or 6:00 in the morning. With the unfamiliarity of the room and the ships movement, I thought I would be up all night unable to sleep. It wasn’t until 8:00 AM that I awoke. I guess the rocking motion of the ship and all the previous day’s activities allowed me to sleep most soundly. We went up to the buffet dining area and were once again amazed by all the varieties of food for our breakfast. They had customized omelets made as we watched and foods from many cultures including typical “American” fare, as well as various Asian and European cuisines. We ate so much we did not think we would be able to eat again that day (but of course, this proved to be wrong). As we were eating our food, we could see many smaller islands drifting past. These were the first signs of land we had seen since Florida, as it was dark out soon after our departure. But as we finished our breakfast, we began to enter the Port of Nassau. 
We proceeded to the outer deck area so we could watch as the ship docked. It was a most beautiful sight. There were already many ships in the port from our cruise line, as well as others. We were the fifth ship to dock that morning. Our ship was not the smallest, but there were a couple ships there that dwarfed us. These were palaces of the sea, and we already planned that someday we would be on one of these or their sister ships. As soon as the ship was docked (there had been a slight delay in getting into our berth, so we were a bit behind schedule) everyone queued up to debark for shore. We enjoyed a tour of the city that included seeing two old British forts. We were able to see all the buildings, hospitals, government buildings, and they were all so colorful! It was definitely a treat when compared to many of the brown and grey buildings that dominate the American skylines. The tour ended on Paradise Island where we were able to explore the Atlantis hotel. This was the most luxurious hotel I had ever seen. There was one suite that they said was $100,000 per night. Boy, to be able to stay there! We then went through all the lovely shops that are situated just off the dock. There we saw many trinkets and other items made in the Bahamas. We of course bought a few items here and there, as souvenirs of this voyage.
We returned to the ship as night was falling. This night was our formal night, so we dressed up in our finest for dinner. After dinner, we had pictures taken while we were still dressed up; these were very beautiful with moonlight backgrounds. Actually, there were photos taken during the cruise at numerous occasions (dinners, embarkation, and debarkation). We got all of these pictures to preserve our memories of this vacation. With all the food we had this day you would think we were done eating, but there was one surprise left. Late in the evening they served us a chocolate buffet. They had more sweets than I had ever seen at one time. We had one more feast before retiring. Two more days to come, this was the most magical of times.
We proceeded to the outer deck area so we could watch as the ship docked. It was a most beautiful sight. There were already many ships in the port from our cruise line, as well as others. We were the fifth ship to dock that morning. Our ship was not the smallest, but there were a couple ships there that dwarfed us. These were palaces of the sea, and we already planned that someday we would be on one of these or their sister ships. As soon as the ship was docked (there had been a slight delay in getting into our berth, so we were a bit behind schedule) everyone queued up to debark for shore. We enjoyed a tour of the city that included seeing two old British forts. We were able to see all the buildings, hospitals, government buildings, and they were all so colorful! It was definitely a treat when compared to many of the brown and grey buildings that dominate the American skylines. The tour ended on Paradise Island where we were able to explore the Atlantis hotel. This was the most luxurious hotel I had ever seen. There was one suite that they said was $100,000 per night. Boy, to be able to stay there! We then went through all the lovely shops that are situated just off the dock. There we saw many trinkets and other items made in the Bahamas. We of course bought a few items here and there, as souvenirs of this voyage.
We returned to the ship as night was falling. This night was our formal night, so we dressed up in our finest for dinner. After dinner, we had pictures taken while we were still dressed up; these were very beautiful with moonlight backgrounds. Actually, there were photos taken during the cruise at numerous occasions (dinners, embarkation, and debarkation). We got all of these pictures to preserve our memories of this vacation. With all the food we had this day you would think we were done eating, but there was one surprise left. Late in the evening they served us a chocolate buffet. They had more sweets than I had ever seen at one time. We had one more feast before retiring. Two more days to come, this was the most magical of times.
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