Strw Market In Nassau

[mikeblum]

Has anyone been to the straw market in nassau lately...we are in nassau next sunday morning and being that it will be a sunday morning the chances are that alot of the shops will not been open until later in the morning and if the ship sails at 1pm we will need to be back on the VOS by 12:30...bartering with those folks is always alot of fun..."oh big man let's make a deal" the wife and the kids are heading to the dolphin excursion...so it will be me and the down town streets of nassau...

[LouChamp]

We were on the Voyager last month and also docked in Nassau on Sunday.

The straw market was open and busy. Some shops were also open but a few of the bigger jewelry stores were closed. We took the Crystal Palace beach break excursion which left the ship around 8ish and were relaxing by the beach by 9. They provided transportation back to the ship around 11:50 but we left at 11am and took a taxi back to the straw market, walked around and then a few open stores in town and went back to the ship by 12:30. There is an attractive amrket area by the pier which we always enjoy but most of teh stores were closed.

Have a great cruise!!!

[derf5585]

At this market you will find people weaving straw into anything and everything.

from

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147416-d147537-Reviews-Straw_Market-Nassau_New_Providence_Island_Bahamas.html

 

Straw Market is one of the largest in the world,

from

http://www.nassauparadiseisland.com/pages/whattodo/whattododetails.html?id=3176&name=Straw%20Market

 

The Straw Market Nassau Bahamas

from

http://www.bahamasgo.com/treasures/strawmarket.htm

[mikeblum]

sounds like other have run up against the same issue...not much is open in nassau on a sunday morning...late sleep in and then it's off to the STRW MARKET in downtown nassau in the bahamas...good place foir towels...t-shirts...super for panama strw hats..small wooden jewelry boxs...wood carvings and lot's of other small trinkits...oh yes ladies lot's of sun dresses in very bright colors for the famous caribbean night on rccl...