Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk through the port to the Bahamas Museum of Junkanoo (opens 08:00) before the crowds build.
09:30
Bay Street east, then inland up Elizabeth Avenue to the Queen's Staircase and Fort Fincastle (about 12 minutes from the port).
10:45
Back down through Parliament Square to the Straw Market.
11:45
Taxi to the Fish Fry at Arawak Cay (about 10 minutes) for conch salad and cracked conch.
13:15
Walk east to Junkanoo Beach for a swim; keep valuables with you.
15:15
Walk 10–15 minutes back along Bay Street.
- Latest you can leave Bay Street and the Straw Market16:25
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Bay Street and the Straw MarketWalk about 5 min16:25
- Junkanoo BeachWalk 10–15 min along Bay Street16:15
- Paradise IslandFerry about 10 min, or taxi 10–20 min15:30
- Cable BeachJitney #10 or taxi, about 20 min15:30
- Queen's StaircaseWalk about 12 min16:15
- Arawak Cay (Fish Fry)Taxi about 10 min16:20
Where people get Nassau wrong
Relying on the ferry for a late return from Paradise Island, when the port publishes morning departures only.
Built from our Nassau guide, checked against 16 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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