Pirate Museum or stay on the Ship in Nassau

[mrsgthatsme]

We will be sailing on the Magic in April and are debating our plans for the Nassau day. Just for background, we have a 10 year old son and 13 year old daughter. We have been to Nassau before and did the Blue Lagoon experience, which was fun, but not necessarily something we feel the need to do again. We were initially planning to just stay on the ship, since there are no sea days on our sailing, but now are wondering if we should get off briefly. We looked at the Pirate Museum and wondered if that was something you would recommend? Is it an easy and safe walk from the ship? Are there sidewalks leading there and leading from their back to where you check in to re board the ship? That was one of my least favorite things last time we were there... lack of safe sidewalks! Is the museum worth a trip off the ship for kids the age of ours? Also open to other fun, walkable short activities in Nassau. Thank you!

 

[dad of 3 addicted to DCL]

The pirate museum is an easy walk from the wharf. Sidewalks the whole way and an ice cream shop for the way back . The museum itself is fun for the littles, but for a 10/13 year old, I think the infamous eye roll may happen. Ours were 10/12 when we went and it was deemed, "Ok, Dad. Don't want to go back." YMMV though...

 

[braysmommy]

Agree your kids might be a little old. My 5 yr old Pirate loving boy really liked it but he's 13 now and don't think I'd take him.

 

[Capt_BJ]

IMO the Pirate Museum is better for older ones .... it IS a museum and not Pirates of the Caribbean .... lot's of stuff to read and learn. My kids enjoyed when about ages of yours and asked to go back.

Consider doing a horse buggy ride / city tour and have driver end dropping you at the museum ... Then visit and walk back.