Our first Port was Nassau - we had been to an "information" session where they gave us a map and told us the best places to get diamonds and high end luxury goods - with dire warnings of high crime rates anywhere other than the main shopping strip. There was also the option of a dolphin experience and access to the Atlantis Resort watersides and pools (very expensive), but we opted against them. We decided on a brief foray to Nassau and I must say I didn't re...

Now for the highlight of the trip - our four night cruise on the Disney Dream. This luxurious, barely a year old ship contains five restaurants, two cinemas, watersides, a theatre, mini golf, a beauty salon/spa, gym, bars, coffee shops.....oh, and an excellent kid's programme. Jealous yet? In case you are not, let me tell you that we went to The Bahamas. Day 1, Sunday 15th January We allowed ourselves plenty of time (it took about 1.5 hours to drive there...