 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
Nassau, Bahamas |
844-442-7847 |
|
|
Awaiting Your Return From Shore |
|
Awaiting Your Return From Shore |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
Complimentary Spirits Await |
Return to Your Suite and Sail Away to The Next Adventure |
Entertainment and Dancing Await You |
|
|
|
|
|
844-442-7847 |
The Bahamas comprise a coral
archipelago consisting of some 700 low-lying islands and over
1,000 cays. Some of the smaller ones are privately owned; many
remain uninhabited. Nassau, the capital, is located on New
Providence Island, which became a British colony in 1666. Its
first settlement was Charles Town, named for King Charles II and
later renamed Nassau after King William of Orange-Nassau. In the
17th and early 18th centuries, the islands became a favored
pirates’ lair and a base for slave traders. During the American
Civil War, Nassau was an ideal port for the new fast ships that
were unable to carry large cargoes and required a safe neutral
port within two or three days’ steaming. The end of the war
provoked a severe and prolonged recession and Bahamians turned
again to wrecking. This trend came to a stop with the introduction
of lighthouses and beacons. 
