From the minute we booked the cruise, Nassau was the island I was looking forward to the most. I totally had my heart set on going to the Aquaventure Water Park, at the Atlantis Resort. It was definitely spendy, but in my opinion, worth every penny! To save money we decided to buy our day pass at the Atlantis Resort the morning we got there. The cruise ship offered an excursion packet, but they are always WAY overpriced. So at 7:30 a.m. we caught a taxi and made our way there. Upon arrival we learned that the ticket office didn't open until 8:30 a.m. so we decided to walk around the resort. What we stumbled upon was incredible! They call it Predator Lagoon.
Predator Lagoon was the coolest aquarium I have ever seen in person. It was a house to Sawfish (my kids knew about Sawfish thanks to River Monsters), Barracudas, Sting Rays, Lobsters, Turtles and a variety of Sharks. We were all in awe! We could have stayed there for several hours just gawking. But sure enough 8:30 a.m. rolled around and we wanted to make sure we could get our water park tickets.
I can't even begin to cover in one entry how cool this water park was! From the high thrilling waterslides, to the NOT so lazy mile-long river, it was a blast. And I couldn't believe how brave Austin was on some of these water slides. I just about had a heart attack on the Leap of Faith, and yet he walks right up, jumps right on, and is gone. Crazy kid! On another note, all of our boys met the height requirements so we could move around the park together as a family, yay!!! We were only able to get a few pictures of the waterslides. Here are our two favorite:
The Leap of Faith:
The Leap of Faith slide offers the daring and adventurous a 60 ft. almost-vertical drop from the top of the world-famous and iconic Mayan Temple, propelling riders at a tremendous speed through a clear acrylic tunnel submerged in a shark-filled lagoon. (description from website)
The Serpent Slide:
On the five-story corkscrew Serpent Slide, guests travel on a tube at high speeds through the darkness of the Mayan Temple's core. The twisting and turning ride culminates with a leisurely pass through a clear acrylic tunnel submerged in a shark-filled lagoon. (description from website)
Before we caught a taxi back to the cruise terminal we hit up the clothing shops at Atlantis. It was by far the best (but most expensive) place to get stuff. As we arrived back to the terminal we were surprised to see four other ships docked there. In the morning when we arrived at Nassau we were the only ship to have pulled in. Spencer and I really enjoyed seeing the different ships docked and what they looked like in person. As we pulled out of port, I snapped the picture below. I love how on the left you can see the Atlantis Resort, in the middle, the cruise terminal, and up front, the Nassau lighthouse. Man, there were some good memories made this day. I highly recommend it!
Oh, and I almost forgot, this day was extra special because it was my birthday. 35 years old! Being with my family and spending a fun-filled day together was the best birthday this Mom could have ever hoped for!!
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