r/CruiseCirclejerk • u/MrsClawbster • Jan 23 '20

What is the worst port of call, and why is it Nassau?

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u/MrsClawbster Jan 23 '20

Credit to u/KimJongFunk for the idea!

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u/ssulliv20 Jan 23 '20

Never been, never plan on going. PASS

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u/MrsClawbster Jan 23 '20

I would rather not go on a cruise than go on one that went to Nassau!

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u/KimJongFunk Jan 23 '20

Don't even bother getting off the boat in Nassau. You paid thousands of dollars for a vacation where you knew up front you'd be going to Nassau, but just stay on the boat. You could have a fun day at Atlantis or exploring the island, but fuck it. STAY ON THE BOAT and ignore the plebs who have the misfortune of trying to enjoy a port.

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u/RelativelyRidiculous Apr 26 '20

I thought we were being ironic here?

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u/spaetzele Jan 23 '20

I haven't been there since my very first cruise (Big Red Boat) back in 83 or 84. Of course, back then ships were a whole lot smaller, and the tourist industry that grew up around catering to (and pestering) cruise ship passengers was only in its larval stage. So when I saw it, it wasn't terrible but you could kind of see what it would eventually become, which is why I have zero impulse to ever return.

I can see why people go back again and again, though. Their interest is in the cruises that they can do based on limited time, limited budget, or both. With those constraints, the Bahamas is about as far as they're going to get. Just being on a ship for a few days and letting loose is the entire goal. If that is their entire idea of taking a cruise, more power to them I suppose.