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| Ecstasy at Half Moon Cay |
We boarded the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship in Cape
Canaveral and leaving the USA we sailed out into the crystal blue waters of the
Bahamas. The cruise was for 5 nights and we stopped off at Half Moon Cay,
Nassau and Freeport.
We were totally pampered on board with massive buffet
breakfasts, lunches and three course dinners. There were daily shows,
activities and parties that kept us well entertained on board. At our
destinations we got off the boat and explored the islands.
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| Half Moon Cay |
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| Half Moon Cay |
We spent the second day lazing at the beach of Half Moon
Cay, next to the bluest, clearest water we had ever seen. The beautiful lagoon
is privately owned by the cruise line and is part of a larger island that is a
bird sanctuary.
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| The gaudy interior |
The next day we arrived in Nassau and were whisked away on a
charter boat to another private island, Blue Lagoon for more swimming,
sunbathing, beach BBQ’s and rum cocktails. On the way back we got a tour of the
beachfront mansions belonging to Oprah, Tiger Woods, Chuck Norris and our old
acquaintance from New Orleans; Nic Cage.
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| Prepared to snorkel in Freeport |
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| Blue Lagoon, Nassau |
Towards the end of the week we found ourselves in Freeport,
where we boarded a catamaran and sailed out to an open water reef called
Treasure Reef. When Esther realized that we were going to get in the water at
this landless spot, she felt the need to prepare with a hyper-inflatable
life-vest. We spent an hour bobbing about looking at the reef, tropically
coloured fish and corals. Esther’s hour was cut short when she heard someone
say “ shark! ”. After escorting Esther back to the ship, Andre decided to jump
back in and go shark hunting. He soon found the four-foot shark as it lazily
swam around the reef. We later found out that, that particular shark had no
teeth and the brave Andre was safe all along.
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| Treasure Reef - kilometres from land |
We sadly said goodbye to our cushy ship & pampered
lifestyle, boarded a plane and headed to New York, New York.
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| Not quite the way the pirates drank it but still rum! |
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