Carnival Pride Bahamas Cruise Review Nassau Blog 12/17/09 Day 5

After a bit of chaos we made it to your Nassau tour of Ardastra Gardens and City Tour. We first went to the Charlotte Fort- an old stone fort that was never placed in official use. Nothing really that interesting there. We then went to the Ardastra Gardens. The flamingo show at the Gardens was pretty cool- it was fun seeing these bright pink birds flock around in a group. There were other interesting animals at the Gardens including lemurs. The "garden" itself wasn't all that- the animal collection seemed more impressive. Afterward it got very cloudy and we decided to just walk around the port area/Bay Street. The police presence at Nassau was pervasive which gave a good sense of security- we had heard of some string of robberies there from just last month. Later we went to a Starbucks and was able to buy internet access there for $3 for 2 hours which was magnitudes cheaper than the cruise rate of 75 cents a minute. We also bought a white chocolate mocca drink there. The cashier at that Starbucks had the annoying propensity to not give you back your change- creative accounting/thievery?

For dinner we found the Mermaid's Grille to be quite lacking in variety. It had even less selection than lunch- there wasn't even any non-regular salad dishes made. My "Men's Express Facial", the prize from Sunday night, was next. It was relaxing and made my face shinier. Later on we went to the Normandie Dining room and like earlier in the week had good food and service. This time we had Tom Turkey and Small Filet Mignon and Short Ribs. The Tom Turkey was especially good with very tender meat and tasty sides.

After dinner we checked out the comedy show by Darren Sanders. He had some funny bits and is more of a physical comedian, but we didn't find his material to be hilarious. Cruise director Kirk actually had a funny "Top 10 Most Stupid Questions asked on a Cruise" list afterwards, and then hosted the adults only The Quest competition. We just observed and didn't participate. At the end it was funny to see grown men vying for the "Fairest Maiden of Carnival Pride" title by putting on bras, earrings, and carrying handbags.

The Good:
-Flamingo show and other animals at Ardastra Gardens in Nassau
-The Quest show was very funny
-Food and service at Normandie Grille for dinner was good
-Facial at the Carnival Pride Spa was enjoyable

The Mediocre:
-Comedian Darren Sanders was only fairly funny
-Nassau port area is chaotic and loud and too "touristy"

The Bad:
-The selection of food at the Mermaid's Grille for dinner was very sparse

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