![]() ![]() The port city is a unique mixture of modern resorts and British colonialism heritage, with numerous historical sites and amazing beaches, the most popular of which are Junkanoo Beach, Cabbage Beach, and Cable Beach. Nassau Cruise Port's day record is February 27, 2023, when were handled a total of 28554 tourists disembarked from 6 vessels berthed simultaneously - Carnival Mardi Gras, Celebrity Beyond, Celebrity Reflection, MSC Meraviglia, Harmony OTS, and Wonder OTS. For 2023, the Port had booked a total of 1260 cruise ship berthings, with expected ~4,5 million tourists. Nassau City was named after William III of England (aka William of Orange, 1650-1702), from the House of Orange-Nassau (European aristocratic dynasty).įollowing the 2-year pause in cruise shipping due to the Coronavirus/global health crisis, in 2022 Nassau had scheduled 1100+ ship calls. The Bahamas is a Commonwealth (UK crown dependency) in which HM Queen Elizabeth II is the reigning monarch and head of state. The Bahamas is the Americas' 3rd-richest country by GDP (USD 9,792 billion / USD 26000 per capita in 2018) and its main industry is tourism. The cruise port handles annually 4+ million cruise tourists. Approx 5 mi (8 km) to the east is Rose Island. Approx 40 mi (65 km) to the northwest of Nassau is Berry Islands' largest island - Great Harbour Cay, and the nearby-located cruise line private islands Coco Cay ( RCI-Royal Caribbean, originally named Little Stirrup Cay) and Great Stirrup Cay ( NCL-Norwegian). ![]() Just offshore (opposite Port Nassau) is the world-famous Atlantis Paradise Island (privately-owned resort and residential property). ![]() In Nassau are registered most of the cruise vessels (both large and smaller-sized) as The Bahamas is the preferable flag-state for major cruise shipping companies. The city has population around 275,000 and total area approx 80 mi2 (207 km2).īy berthing capacity and annual cruise shipping volumes, Nassau is currently ranked the world's 5th-largest cruise port - following Florida's PortMiami, Port Canaveral/Orlando, and Port Everglades/Fort Lauderdale, and Cozumel Mexico. Port Nassau (locode BSNAS) is on New Providence Island's northeastern coast. Nassau is The Bahamas' main/principal and largest seaport as well as the country's capital city - located approx 310 mi / 500 km east of Florida USA. ![]()
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