This was our 3rd time cruising to the Bahamas, with stops Port Canaveral (FLA), Great Stirrup(private Island) and Nassau, Bahamas. I have to say that this was the BEST! cruise we've ever taken out of all (3). Because not only has the ship been renovated/upgraded somewhat, but the entire crew was hospitable everyday and that makes a difference; even the passengers were hospitable everyday, not that you can control that, but it does make a difference. The stop in Fla. was normal, we didn't do anything special there because we've done it before (ie CoCo Beach); Great Stirrup was TERRIFIC! I've never been to the private beaches on the private Island, but we went to Lagoon Beach which was beautiful and quiet, not many cruisers went to that beach, they went to other private beaches. You should ask about the private beaches and lastly we went took the Discover Atlantis Beach Break at the private beach in Nassau. A little crowded but as long as we had our own lounge chair and umbrella we were fine. BEST CRUISE EVER!!!!!!