I contacted Nathans cart rental and rented two golf carts for $150. We met Nathan at the entrance to the dockyard and he had our two carts ready for us. We drove all around the island and found so many cool little spots that we were all alone. There are so many great beach areas with beautiful blue water and white sand. The island is very small so you can easily go from end-to-end and side-to-side in the time you have on the island. Be aware that you drive on the left side of the road, but there isn't much traffic and the people are very aware of the tourist on the road when they pass you. We spent about four and a half hours traveling around on the carts and believe me; we went to a lot of very secluded places and saw some really beautiful sights. If you get the chance you should contact Nathan and try this (nathanandlinda@tciway.tc) 
On our way back to the dockyard we stopped at Jack's Shack and had a few drinks. Great little place just down the beach from the big Margaritaville that is right at the port. I was able to get some local information from the people that work at Jack's which gave me a better understanding of the island and how the people make money. One thing that was really strange about the island while we were driving around was that there are donkey's everywhere you go. They are just walking around on the side of the roads! There are also horses and chickens, but by far, way more donkeys than anything else. I asked the bartender at Jack's about the Donkey's and she said they just roam free but if you hit one, somebody will claim ownership.

Grand Turk

we rented jet skis and a clam shell for our time on the beach. This is really a beautiful island paradise, but honestly I'm not a big lay on the beach kind of guy. My son's thought it was great and stayed in the water to look at all the pretty girls most of the day. I tried to rent a cabana but they were all booked when I tried to get one about a month before the cruise. If you are interested in renting one you should book very early. They had a huge BBQ for us and the food was excellent. My wife and I took a walk along the beach down toward the horse stables but they were really far away once we started walking and we never made it all the way down there. We spent some time in the pirate ship but for the most part we lounged in our clam shell and enjoyed the beautiful view out to sea.

Half Moon Cay

we rented scooters and just drove around the island. The ship warns you about the dangers of riding scooters but that is mostly because they drive on the left side of the road, but if you can handle that difference it's really a great way to see the island. Again, because we were off on our own we were able to see areas where no one else was around and we spent some time on beaches that were empty. Nassau is about three times bigger than Grand Turk so we didn't get to cover the whole island, but we did see a lot more than we would have by going on an excursion run by the ship. We rented the scooters just outside the main building and the guy gave us a great rate because only two other couples rented bikes that day. It was odd, we were the only ship in port that day and I've never been to Nassau when we were the only ship. It was very quiet and low key because so few people were roaming the streets.

Nassau

We had four in the room, my wife and I along with our two sons (23 & 21). The room had a bed that came down from the ceiling and the couch was another bed. My sons said the beds were very comfortable. We had plenty of closet space for all four of us and even some drawer space for additional stuff. The balcony makes the room larger and easier to handle four. The bathroom was fine and the shower was a good size. I am a pretty big guy (6' 1" 230 lbs) and I fit in there with no trouble. The TV was a flat screen. I thought the room was really comfortable considering we had four adults in it for eight days.

We tried the serenity area the first day but were too late to get anything but around 2:00 pm we walked by and found one of the hammocks empty so we jumped on and enjoyed a lazy afternoon in the sun.The ship pulled out a few minutes after four and we had a great view of the city on our way down to the Verrazano Bridge.

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