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Home › Articles › Traveling Grandparent › Capturing the Wonder

Capturing the Wonder

Discover the Magic of a Walt Disney Cruise

By Jill Weinlein

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Ports-of-call
After a smooth sailing night, the Disney Wonder docked at her first port-of-call, colorful Nassau, capital of the Bahamas. Disney offers some exciting shore excursions; however, we chose to explore on our own. We boarded a $6 roundtrip water taxi ride from the cruise ship to Paradise Island Harbor. As we walked past the Sheraton Hotel, we noticed one of the prettiest public beaches on the island, Cabbage Beach. The white powder sand and clear aquamarine warm water was true paradise.

A local recommended that we skip the $5 per person cab ride to another popular spot, Cable Beach, and hop on Bus 10 for a $1 ride with the locals. At Cable Beach we were able to find starfish in the shallow and clear water. After a relaxing swim we hopped back on the public bus and got off at the Pirates Museum. The Bahamas is known for its pirate lore. Later, we walked through the Straw-Market to look at the native crafts and have our daughter's hair braided.

Back on the ship, we dined at Parrot Cay, a dining room with a colorful Caribbean flair. Under gingerbread trim, a live steel band played background music for our listening enjoyment.

Back on Board
The next morning we arrived at Disney's own private island, Castaway Cays, in the Bahamas. Here families can bicycle around the island (training wheels are available for smaller guests), snorkel in the lagoon to search for Captain Mickey's sunken treasures, swim out to a play structure and eat lobster burgers at Cookie's BBQ.

After lunch, we signed our daughter into Scuttle's Cove. While she built sand castles with her new friends, we biked to Serenity Bay, a quiet, adults-only beach. While relaxing in lounge chairs, we gazed out at the emerald-colored water.


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