We woke up at 7 today because we had an excursion at 10:30 am. I noticed I have a HUGE blister on my foot. Pro tip: always wear sneakers on embarkation day- don’t wear cute slip on shoes that will give you a giant blister!
Today we are in Nassau! Before we disembark for the day we take the elevator up to Cabanas buffet for breakfast. Our room is close to the Aft elevators that are located IN Cabanas on deck 11, so it’s really convenient to pop up to Cabanas or the beverage station. So we have breakfast then go back to the room to change into our swimsuits and apply sunscreen.
We got off the ship and went to our meeting spot for our excursion. Then we were led to the office of the tour company where we signed our waivers and waited for the rest of the group. Our group only had 13 people in it! Love a small tour group! We then walked to the boat and boarded and drove over to Atlantis so people could take pictures of the resort from the boat. Another beautiful day weather wise! High of 74* and mostly sunny skies.
Next we drove for about 30 minutes to Pigs Beach! Yep, today we are swimming with pigs! Who knew pigs could swim?!? These pigs can! They are apparently descended from wild boars.
Most of the pigs were female and a couple were pregnant, their bellies hanging low and dragging the sand!
Lex and Sterling (our guides) gave us cups filled with sliced apples and chicken.
We would then skewer the food and hold it out for the pigs who knew exactly how to take the food off the skewers. If you ran out of food or wanted the pig to go away, you’d hold up both your arms and the pigs would turn away from you. They are v intelligent! We spent a little over an hour on Pigs Beach. We had the entire beach to ourselves!
It was all v nice until one of the pig wrangler men alerted us to the fact that they were going to be vaccinating the pigs. WHAT??? Right then??? We were only there an hour or so, they couldn’t wait until we left?? The poor pigs were screaming!!! Thank goodness they were behind fences and we couldn’t see what was going on. Made me sad. But there were also baby pigs and the babies made me v happy! In fact, we were able to hold one and pose for photos.
The baby was so sweet! It was a boy and his wee belly was so warm in my arms. His hair was more coarse than I would have thought. When our turn holding the baby pig was over I went to hand him off to the next girl. She looked me up and down and said “Um. No thank you. And you may want to get back in the water.” The baby had pooped all down my arm!!! lol
The thing about pigs, when they eat, they poop. Right there, wherever they are! So you had to dodge pig poop in the water!
Bahamas Jet Boat is the name of the tour company that took us out today. They took lots of photos of everyone and sent them to us for free! Lex and Sterling are AMAZING! Super friendly and helpful and kind. I booked this excursion through Shore Excursions Group, an Expedia company. They guarantee you’ll get back to the ship on time!
A storm was approaching so it was time to get back on the boat. In fact, the storm caused a water spout!
That was pretty cool to see. On the way back to Nassau, Sterling pointed out all the celebrity homes. Oprah, Shakira, and Shaq apparently all have homes here on Paradise Island.
We were passing all these yachts and one looked v familiar! Sure enough, Sterling asked if any of us are Below Deck fans, because this is motor yacht Home that Captain Sandy helmed last season on Below Deck Med!!!
We even sailed right past our ship on the way to the dock. Too bad they couldn’t have dropped us off here! We were delivered safely back to the dock, we tipped our guides and we made our way back to our ship.
We went to Cabanas buffet since we were in our swimsuits and got some lunch. CSP ate his weight in peel and eat shrimp!!! Then we went back to our room to nap. Our room is on deck 5, which is where you’ll find the kids’ clubs. Just around the corner from our room is Pepe the King Prawn’s room! His door is about 2 feet tall and is so cute!
After our nap we went to the Quiet Cove for coffee, and we stopped by the medical center for large bandages. My huge blister had popped this morning walking to the boat and the bandaids we’d brought with us weren’t big enough to cover it. I didn’t think it would be appropriate to snap photos in the medical center, but it was BIG! Way bigger than I thought it would be. It had a waiting room like a regular doctor’s office and everything. The nice lady there gave me enough of the giant bandages to last me the week.
Back to our room to shower and change for dinner. Tonight’s dinner was in Animator’s Palate.
The lights in the dining room dimmed for the show tonight. Crush came on the screens by the tables and talked to some of the passengers. It’s all v cute.
For dinner tonight, CSP had salmon tartar, serrano ham with machego cheese, and the pork chop on sun dried tomato risotto. I couldn’t believe he chose the pork chop after swimming with pigs!!!
For dessert he chose the cheesecake.
Tonight for dinner, I chose the truffle pursiettes, the roasted chicken, and an apple crumble rice pudding. The chicken came with mashed potatoes and root vegetables. I’m not a fan of that so I asked for a side of CSP’s risotto and Sheldon, our server, was happy to bring it to me. It was delish!
Everything was wonderful! Because they are producing so many dinners at a time (literally hundreds), the chefs can’t do substitutions, but they can always bring you something extra that’s on the menu. And now’s your chance to have 2 appetizers, or try something you’ve never had before!
After dinner we went to The Tube. It’s a nightclub on the ship. They were putting on a game show called Seriously.
It’s dark in The Tube, but their menus are back lit!!!
Then it was time for bed so back to the room. Pro tip: Disney Cruise Line cabin doors are metal and they allow you to decorate your doors. Some people go ALL OUT! It’s helpful when you are looking for your room in a sea of white doors, if it’s decorated it will stand out.
Tomorrow we are at Disney’s original private island- Castaway Cay! (pronounced Key)
Bless Your Heart 