Bahamas Cruise '13

Carnival Fantasy	Ready for the Cruise	Pete, Mary Jo, Sybil, Carole & Cliffton	Passing Castle Pinkney in Charleston Harbor
Passing Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor	Coast Guard escort	The Atrium	Our Stateroom and balcony
Our Stateroom	The bathroom - roomier than most ships	The bathroom	Pool Deck
Pool Deck	Carnival Cruise Logo - life size	Water Slide	Water Park
Ice Sculpture demo	The finished ice sculpture	Sun decks above the pool	Getting a close-up view of the Hairy Chest Contest
I wonder what Mary Jo was saying to him	Beanbag toss	Beanbag toss	The funkiest Nikes on board - Mary Jo
MJ Attempting the Titanic pose	Putt-Putt golf course and Jogging Track	Another drink break	Early morning arrival in Nassau
Carnival Sensation backing in while we wait	A Caribbean Hideaway on Paradise Island	Three more cruise ships lined up to enter Nassau Harbor	The Wharf is filling up
Bay Street, Nassau	Bay Street, Nassau	Bay Street, Nassau	Conch shells everywhere
Woodcarver at work	Woodcarver selling his wares	The Straw Market Building	Bay Street, Nassau
Bay Street, Nassau	Cruise ship towering over the waterfront shops	Fort Fincastle	Photo op at the Fort
The view from Fort Fincastle	Fort Fincastle	Fort Fincastle	The Queen's Staircase
"I'm glad we didn't have to walk UP the staircase!"	"Is it Happy Hour yet?"	Government House, Nassau	Quenching our thirst at Senor Frogs
Five cruise ships in Nassau today	Playing lifeguard at Senor Frogs	Playing lifeguard at Senor Frogs	Pleying lifeguard at Senor Frogs
High-fiveing the Frog	I think they're hoping he'll turn into a prince	More shops off Bay Street	Sharkeez of Nassau
Hard Rock Cafe, Nassau	Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island	We're suckers for a photo op	Carnival Fantasy at the wharf
Carnival Fantasy at the wharf	View of Paradise Island and Atlantis from the ship	Carnival Victory doing a 360-degree spin before heading out of the harbor	MJ with her HUGE trophy for winning the Yes & No Contest
Docked in Freeport Harbour on Grand Bahama Island	Bougainvillea in Freeport	Big yachts in the Port Lucaya Marina	Photo op at the Marina
Port Lucaya Marina	Count Basie Square in Port Lucaya Marketplace	Port Lucaya Marketplace	Port Lucaya Marketplace
Port Lucaya Marketplace	MJ was a boost to the economy in Freeport	Port Lucaya Marketplace photo op	I was going to say 85%
Pete at the Freeport Harbour Village	Shops right up to the gangway	The shopping village at Freeport Harbour	Container ships unloading in Freeport
Tugs at the ready in Freeport Harbour	Senor Frogs - the last watering hole before getting back on the ship	Testing the firefighting equipment	Departing Freeport Harbor
Departing Freeport Harbor	Followers looking for a meal	MJ at Cleopatra's Piano Bar	Atrium Lobby on the Fantasy
Towel-folding class - making those cute animals	Cruise Director and some of the staff	Had to drain the pool during rough seas	Not a fun day at sea
We were rockin' and rollin' all the way home	Charleston skyline from the ship - back in port