09/01/2026
Day 2 - Eastern Caribbean - Nassau. Shaun really wanted to swim with the dolphins, so 6 of us booked the Blue Lagoon and Dolphin Swim excursion. The other two went to the Aquarium at Atlantis.
We woke up to rain and dark skies. š© After breakfast in the buffet, we made our way down to the meeting point and then headed for our ferry. It was drizzling and extremely humid. By the time we made it to the ferry, the rain had stopped, which was a good thing, because we ended up on the top deck with no covering. The ferry driver seemed determined to go in the direction of the darkest skies, but we made it safe and dry to Blue Lagoon.
We found some lounge chairs, on the beach and headed into the water to cool off. Yes, you read that correctly. I went in the ocean.š³ Those that know me know how completely out of character that is. Rick assured me the lagoon had a net across under water to keep any larger ocean creatures away.š¤·āāļø We saw some cool fish swimming around, but thankfully no larger creatures.
We just stood around in the water and talked for awhile. You could touch bottom almost all the way across. Then, the life guard in the floating inflatable water park area told everyone to get out of the water, since there was lightening in the area. We ate lunch while we waited it out and then went back in as the sun started to come out.
There was a cute extended family (about a dozen people), enjoying the water park obstacle course and a bunch of us stood around in the water watching as they attempted to walk past the ālog rollā part of the course. It was hysterical watching them attempt different methods of getting across, and failing. They finally gave up on that part and went on to other parts, climbing up a pyramid piece and then sliding down the other side, or climbing up an inflatable cliff and doing back flips off the top. It was fun to watch.
Finally, our time slot arrived to go swim with the dolphins. We had a BLAST!!! There were 10 of us in the protected lagoon with Treasure. We each got a turn to hug, kiss, examine her teeth, and dance with her. Our trainer Kiva was very entertaining. Itās a free train situation; so sometimes, Treasure would just swim off to explore things and then come back. She even brought Rick a small rock after one of her swims. We ended with everyone getting a chance to be pushed by Treasure across the lagoon. We positioned ourselves on a boogie board and stiffened our legs out behind us. She would come up and put her nose on one of your feet and swim like crazy propelling you along out in front of her. It was an amazing experience. Rick even admitted he enjoyed it more than he thought he would.
After our dolphin swim, we made our way back to the ferry to return to the ship. Our ferry pilot pointed out an area of huge homes along the way which are in a private community. LIfestyles of the Rich and Famous (TV series) aired there on numerous occasions. He pointed our homes of Chuck Norris, Shakira, Elvisā estate, some Miami rapper, and Oprah Winfrey.
Once back onboard, we napped and then dressed for formal night. We enjoyed a nice dinner and then went to the Wheelhouse Bar for some music and conversation. Great ending to our day. Cruising with friends is always more fun!
