We had been to Nassau on our earlier cruise twenty years prior. We decided not to do any tours and take our own walking tour. We walked up to the water tower and fort area. The problem with walking is the very poor conditions of sidewalks and streets. It looked as if nothing had been improved during the twenty years we had been gone. The other site I wanted to see again was the Queen’s staircase. You should see these items. We could stand and listen to the tour operators give their spiels about the different sites. I think it is a real shame that an island with all the tourist traffic and dollars left behind, cannot improve the island beyond the ship’s port. We saw only one paved sidewalk that should set an example. The straw market was being rebuilt. The temporary straw market tent area was like a rave dance. It was almost impossible to move down the aisles. There was really no need to go down each aisle, they were all the same merchandise and each had an aggressive attendee. The children were rather pesky, running after tourists trying to sell wooden whistles. We really weren’t shopping but found the jewelry prices not to be real bargains. Early evening brought showers to the area and we cancelled plans to taxi to Paradise Island and tour the Atlantis resort hotel. If we return to Nassau, it would be to Paradise Island and see the Atlantis. One couple from our dinner table had booked the night at the Atlantis and told us about it. They found they had little time to enjoy it because of the rain and early rising to get back to the ship.