Nassau shore excursion?????

[Disneymom201]

So I'm not too sure on what to do. This will be our first family cruise with myself, DH & 3 DS's ages 14,10 & 20 months. At first I thought we'd visit the straw market & head back to the ship. I didn't think the day at Atlantis would work too well for us with having a 20 month old, not to mention the expense. Now I'm second guessing myself. Has anyone else did the day at Atlantis with a baby? To cut expenses would the beach day there be worth it? Not sure when we will ever be going back so I dont want to have any regrets. I don't want to disappoint the older 2, I just feel it would be a lot of WORK for me & my DS if we spent the day there. Are there any baby friendly areas? Any suggestions for our day in Nassau? Thanks in advance!!!!

 

[Disneyfalcon]

If you don't want to spend the money on Atlantis, you could just do a beach day! We've taken a taxi to the public beach right next to Atlantis and had a great time.

 

[Disneymom201]

If you don't want to spend the money on Atlantis, you could just do a beach day! We've taken a taxi to the public beach right next to Atlantis and had a great time.

What did you do as far as food and drinks? Were there places available for lunch? Thanks!!!!

 

[Disneyfalcon]

What did you do as far as food and drinks? Were there places available for lunch? Thanks!!!!

We didn't stay for lunch. We ate a big breakfast and stayed from 9 to 1ish? Then we went back to the ship and straight to lunch!
You could always bring snacks!

 

[tracyandalex]

You can also take a taxi to Atlantis and walk around. We did the Atlantis tour excursion when DD was about that age, we brought her umbrella stroller and she had fun looking at all the huge fish tanks. Like @Disneyfalcon we also went back to the ship to eat.
The last time we went to Nassau we just walked around. There is the Festival Market right when you get off the ship. This one is cute and I've bought seasonings and teas to bring back for friends. Then we went exploring and walked down the main drag (I for the life of me cannot remember the name of it). DH bought a chocolate rum cake from the rum cake store and we got some advice on a good place to try conch fritters. After a snack of conch fritters, mozzarella sticks, and pineapple soda we headed Straw Market for a little bit. After that we headed back to the ship and had a real lunch!
Don't stress about it too much. Don't be afraid to wander around yourselves. we saw lots of little cafes, in fact DH event connected to one of their wifis so he could check us in on facebook, lol. Just have fun!