I signed up for my only Carnival sponsored shore excursion on this cruise for this port. I will spend the entire time we are in port at Pearl Island. I had a great time at Stingray City in Grand Cayman and Pearl Island is the only one offering a similar experience. I have read prior reviews of Pearl Island, and they are not good. It takes about one half hour by small boat to get to Pearl Island. The ride there and back is interesting because of the all multi-million dollar homes owned by various celebrities that are pointed out to us. Once there we swam with the stingrays and feed them. The area where the stingrays are is fenced. There are not that many stingrays, and there is not as much food to feed the stingrays as I would have liked. After a brief time my groups time was over. I then spent about one hour exploring the island and buying a few souvenirs. Lunch was not included, so I had to pay extra for that. There is no way off the island except by the boat that brought us. Also, the only fresh water is for drinking (and has to be paid for). There is no fresh water to shower off the salt water. There is very little to do on the island. So, for a short day in Nassau (we are only spending five hours at this port) Pearl Island rates about 2 ½ stars. If I had to spend two hours longer on the island I would only rate it one star.
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