Cruise 🛳️🚢

Since the Bahamas are just a stone's throw from Miami, we decided to go on a 5 day cruise. (Yes, we don't exactly know the environmentally friendly option and not backpacker-friendly either🙃) So we set off on November 4th with the ship Celebrity Summit from the port of Miami. The feeling when the ship left the harbor in the surreal setting of Miami was simply indescribable and one we will probably never forget.

First port Nassau Bahamas:

Unfortunately, we didn't get enough information about Nassau and the possibilities for excursion activities. The only thing we really wanted to do was swim with pigs 😅which the Bahamas is famous for. We became aware in advance of the mass tourism that comes with cruise ships. Nassau was completely overcrowded. Tens of cruise ships docked in Nassau. Thousands of people streamed off the ship.

Back to our goal of swimming with pigs. Most of the tours were already fully booked, so we walked along the harbor in Nassau and were approached by several men with signs "swimming with the pics". They promised us a boat ride to the pigs, snorkeling, soft drinks, snacks and alcoholic drinks included. Everything sounds great at first, of course we found out about the prices of the other excursions on offer and compared them with each other. Finally we were in business.

The trip started in a small boat, reassuringly with another couple. We went to the opposite island just a few meters away from the cruise ships, which seemed strange to us 🙈we couldn't imagine that swimming pigs lived here🐷 so we were excited and cooled off in the sea. Suddenly about 6 pigs came running and were lured into the sea with the help of ham. They were more interested in our bags and looked for food on the beach. With every hour that passed we realized that we had fallen for "scammers". The promised snorkeling wasn't kept either and we just wanted to leave as quickly as possible. We tried to cheer up our mood with coconut rum (at least it was included in the excursion, it tastes delicious 🤤 we bought 2 more bottles at the harbor 😅)

After what felt like an eternity, the “guides” took us back to the port in Nassau. We strolled through the colorful alleys and on the beach in Nassau and experienced the cool vibes of the Bahamas: loud music, beach bars and Bahama Mamas, a relaxed atmosphere.

One disadvantage of a cruise is that you only have a limited amount of time to explore a place. We should be back on the ship at 3:30 p.m.

👉🏼By the way, the swimming pigs live on the Exuma, a good distance from Nassau.

Sea day 1

The day on the ship went by quickly, we played cards, relaxed in the pool, sunbathed on the deck and enjoyed the view of the open sea.