I feel like a broken record lately when I talk about how much I love and miss the warm sunshine, but I can’t help it. The sun and salt, sand and air are a magical thing. Just a few days after moving back to the states (and a day before leaving our home to take off on this nomadic journey), we had the wonderful opportunity of taking off to the Caribbean with Carnival®. We’re no strangers to the Caribbean over here. We feel at home in many of the amazing islands down there.
This, however, was our very first time at Princess Cays! Princess Cays is a Carnival Corporation owned island/port tucked away in the islands of the Bahamas… and oh man what a dream. Being that it’s a private island, we really didn’t know what to expect at all. We went onto the island with full bellies and an open mind. Well, we were more than happy with what we found.
While there are rows and rows of beach chairs for you to use at your convenience, at any time you wish, we were ready to explore. And let’s be honest, relaxing on a beach chair all day is AMAZING, but better reserved for adult only trips 😉 And so we said hi and by to the endless rows of relaxing chairs and took off to adventure.
Found a playground area. Equipped with a kiddo pool and a sinking crab. I rescued him, naturally.
The cutest bungalows in all the land. I love how her bum matches this photo.
And the noodles too of course.
My favorite little bungalow for sure. With my favorite little love. And a tiny bump. Which I do miss. But I’m okay and grateful for these moments and memories regardless.
An endless fruit bar. We grabbed a few handful of oranges and apples on our journey.
A lookout point to tour from above. Water on both sides. So magical.
Off the beaten path.
Past the beach chairs, lunch buffet and bungalows came the fun part – what seemed like miles and miles of mostly secluded beach. But it wasn’t empty and boring. There were so many tiny treasures to discover. Marlowe found coral, hermit crabs, sea slugs, tropical fish galore, and so much more. We walked far past that bend up there in the photo. We could only see one group of people just past us, the others all left behind enjoying their relaxing beach chairs and their adventure water sports. And we were in nature heaven.
We spent the day here. Enjoying the perfect (PERFECT) weather, the warm sunshine, light breeze and nature. And when our bellies were hungry again, we worked our way back through the path to the lunch area. We filled up on pineapple and veggie fried rice and then made our way back to the ship to unwind from a near perfect day. This post is sponsored by Carnival Cruise Lines. Thank you Carnival for letting us explore the magical island of Princess Cays, we loved it.
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