I had an early morning flight and arrived in the Bahamas around noon. While waiting to go through customs there was a Caribbean band playing music and a guy welcoming everyone to the Bahamas! It was very welcoming. When I arrived at the RIU Palace Paradise Island my room was not quite ready so I decided to grab some food and sit on the deck and watch the waves! A short while later my room was ready and I had an amazing room and view!!
While visiting the Bahamas I had planned a Dolphin experience next door at Atlantis! The RIU is so close to Atlantis that you can just walk there to the Casino or Night club. I did have to take a van to the actual Dolphin encounter. This is one of those things that had been on my bucket list since I was a little girl! I was able to watch some of the other groups before mine and was so excited to be able to be in the water and touch a dolpin! The whole experience was amazing and highly recommend everyone to try this at least once in their life! The staff at Atlantis was very nice and helpful!
When I arrived back to the RIU Palace I went up to my room and found this sitting in my room! I was so shocked! It was a very thoughtful and unexpected gesture! The fresh fruit was delicious and much needed after a morning in the sun!
The next day I went into Nassau. I boarded a ferry and headed over to the market! On the way there the captain told us all about the history of Nassau and Paradise Island! Once I arrived in Nassau I went straight to the market! It was so fun to shop and look around the markets! I bought lots of souvenirs to bring back to family and friends! When I was getting ready to return to Paradise Island from Nassau a storm started to roll in! I was hoping to make it back before the storm actually hit! I was half way back when it started storming! Talk about being scared! I was by myself on a little ferry in the Caribbean and no life jacket on! Thankfully I made it back to Paradise Island safe and sound!
Every evening the RIU had entertainment in the showroom area! This was my favorite part of the night when they had actual Bahamian dancers on the stage juggling with fire!
My whole visit at the RIU was amazing! The staff was extraordinary! The front desk lady who checked me in always remembered my name whenever I would go to the front desk. All of the staff was extremely helpful and welcoming! The food at the buffet and restaurant I ate at was amazing! I would recommend this resort to anyone visiting the Bahamas!
