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Princess Cays
Princess Cays is located in the Bahamas, in the southern portion
of the Island of Eleuthera which was
discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
Often descried as the most beautiful and scenic of the islands
of the Bahamas, 100 miles long and
averaging 2 miles wide, Eleuthera is mostly flat, coral & limestone island,
graced with gentle rolling hills
and miles of deserted white san beaches and mangrove trees. The Island is
surrounded by clear, turquoise
waters, and blessed with a warm tropical climate.
There are no docking facilities at Princess Cays, so the chip
uses its tenders (lifeboats) to ferry the passengers
from ship to shore and back.
Somehow we lucked out and got one of the 6 bungalows available on the beach.
We couldn't believe
had gotten one, after all there are over 3,500 passengers on the ship. It
was $200.00 but we thought
it was well worthwhile.
The bungalows had a table set for six, and were air-conditioned.
They were just barely big enough
to fit six seated at the table...the doors would close. The bungalow was
kept stocked with ice water,
and there were waiters to bring us drinks.
Each of the bungalows had a bunch of lounge chairs and regular
chairs reserved and a table with an
umbrella. They also supplied plenty of beach towels. Had I known I would
not have lugged the towels
from the ship.
We placed Francesca out under a palm tree in front of the two
side by side bungalows that members
of our group of 72 had reserved, to alert any group members that we were there
and they should stop
by and visit!
At lunch the waiters brought tons of food...way more than six of
us could eat. On request they would
bring more, since we ran out of hamburgers. There were hot dogs,
hamburgers, ribs, chicken, salads,
fruits, a desert tray with cookies and brownies. It was so disappointing
to only be able to eat about 1%
what was there.
The water was warm and clear. Snorkeling was the hot sport for
the day, although some such as Dave
went scuba diving. I was content to lay in the sun, and make occasional ten
minute dips in the ocean. I
had forgotten how buoyant you are in salt water.
If you are into water related activities, there are quite a few
available here. Davie Jones Locker is near
a beautiful area for snorkeling, where you can rent all the necessary equipment.
There is a Float Rental
station where floating mattresses are available. There are a variety of
Sailboats for rent as well. There are
Hobie Cat Sailboats and Sun Fish Sailboats, and you can sail them yourself or
take a lesson.
There are also Aqua Bikes, Scrambler Ocean Kayaks, Zuma Ocena Kayaks, Paddle
Wheelers, and
the Banana Boat rides. There are even gift shops on the beach for
your shopping convenience....LOL
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Photo of the Caribbean
Princess from the tender |
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Tenders loading and
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Tenders from above. |
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Dave the Diver as we
get ready to board
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Getting on the tenders |
Photo of the inside of
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Princess Cays Island! |
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Our Bungalow |
I got to blow up
Francesca! |
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| Inside the Bungalow |
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Bill doesn't want to get
burned. |
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Taking tenders back
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