page_title: Transport in the Bahamas
section_title: Ports and harbours
hierarchical_section_title: Transport in the Bahamas / Ports and harbours
caption_attribution_description: English: A panoramic view of Prince George Wharf, the facility serving passenger cruise ships in Nassau Harbour, off the island of New Providence in the Bahamas. Seen docked along the wharf, left to right, are the MS Carnival Fascination, MS Disney Wonder, MS Carnival Sensation, and Royal Caribbean International's MS Majesty Of The Seas. Español: Una vista panorámica del Muelle de Prince George, que sirve los cruceros de pasajeros en el puerto de Nassau, en la isla de New Providence en las Bahamas. Visto atracado en el muelle, de izquierda a derecha, son la Carnival Fascination, Disney Wonder, Carnival Sensation, y Majesty Of The Seas de Royal Caribbean Internacional. Information about Carnival Fascination may be found at IMO 9041253.A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number. Information about Disney Wonder may be found at IMO 9126819.A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number. Information about Carnival Sensation may be found at IMO 8711356.A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number. Information about Majesty of the Seas may be found at IMO 8819512.A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number.
context_section_description: Marinas and harbours are plentiful on The Bahamas islands, making aquatic travel an easy way to navigate between the islands group. Boat travel can be the only way to reach some of the smaller islands. Travelers entering the island will need to clear customs first,  but boatsmen can enter any of the following ports of entry and harbours in The Bahamas:
  Abaco Islands: Green Turtle Cay, Marsh Harbour, Spanish Cay, Treasure Cay, or Walker's Cay
  Berry Islands: Chub Cay and Great Harbour Cay
  Bimini: Alice Town
  Cat Cays: Hawksnest Marina
  Eleuthera: Governor's Harbour, Harbour Island, Rock Sound, or Spanish Wells
  Exuma: George Town
  Grand Bahama Island: Freeport Harbour, Lucayan Marina Village and Port Lucaya, or Old Bahama Bay at West End
  Inagua: Matthew Town
  Long Island: Stella Maris Airport
  Mayaguana: Abraham's Bay
  Nassau/New Providence Island: Any marina
  San Salvador: Cockburn Town
  Facilities catering to large passenger cruise ships are located on Grand Bahama Island and New Providence.  The Lucayan Harbour Cruise Facility in Freeport and Nassau harbour's Prince George Wharf are built specifically to handle multiple modern cruise ships at one time.  Additionally, several major cruise line corporations have each purchased an uninhabited island which they now operate as private island destinations available exclusively to their respective ships.  These include Great Stirrup Cay, owned by Norwegian Cruise Line, Little Stirrup Cay otherwise known as Royal Caribbean International's "Coco Cay", Carnival Corporation's Little San Salvador Island or "Half Moon Cay", and Castaway Cay, of Disney Cruise Line.  Of these, only Castaway Cay offers ships an actual pier for docking.  The others use tender boats to service ships anchored off shore.
caption: Cruise ships at Nassau's Prince George Wharf.
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