Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters
Nassau, Bahamas
You’ve just got to meet Shawn
by Frank Ioele
If I could give one piece of advice for those visiting Nassau, Bahamas, it would be, "You’ve just got to meet Shawn!"
Don't miss the wonderful opportunity to dance with him, have a smooch with him and feed him a fish.
Shawn is a very playful dolphin who lives on Blue Lagoon Island at the Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters.
The boat departure dock/check-in area for Blue Lagoon Island is located at the Paradise Island Ferry Terminal (One Marina Drive) which is the only building between the two bridges on Paradise Island. It is within 5-10 minutes walking distance of several major hotels on Paradise Island and is located across the street from Atlantis. We recommend that you check-in 30-minutes before your departure time.
The Blue Lagoon Island ferry will take you on a lovely cruise across Nassau’s scenic harbor where you’ll see some of the other Bahamian islands as well as homes of the rich and famous such as Beyonce, Christina Aguillera, Eddie Murphy and more.
When you arrive at Blue Lagoon Island, you are escorted to a small pavilion where you will enjoy a brief and informative talk on dolphins and their environment. From there, it’s a short walk to the staging area where you’ll meet Shawn or one of the other beautiful dolphins.
The trainer will take groups of 6 people into the water where you crouch or kneel down on a platform for the fun. Shawn will splash you, come right up to you and kiss you, dance with you as you hold his flippers and lay his gorgeous head on your shoulder. You even get to feed him a fish. Shawn will do some tricks for you that are amazing.
As he glides by, you are encouraged to stroke him but as the trainer playfully warns, “Don’t start anything you can’t finish!”
As you enjoy your dolphin experience, a staff photographer takes photographs and records video that you can choose to purchase to help you remember your special time with these wonderful creatures.
Shawn lives in the lagoon with several other dolphins including his mother whom he recognizes by her distinctive whistle. Males and females are kept apart for obvious reasons. There is a strong net between them and the males will headbutt the net and whistle to the females. Just the night before our visit, one male got through and we understand he had a night of love!
Speaking of love, there are sea lions in residence on Blue Lagoon. You can feed them and touch them too but unfortunately, not the day we were there. The male seal lion was in an amorous mood and was busy chasing the females. You can learn about all the sea lions at Blue Lagoon by visiting http://www.dolphinencounters.com/family-sealiontree.php
A short walk from the dolphins and seal lions led us to a beautiful, clean beach where you can laze away the rest of the day swimming, snorkeling or just resting under one of the palm trees. We had a lovely lunch in the shade under a covered pavilion before we decided to return to Nassau.
For more information about Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters in Nassau, Bahamas, visit http://www.dolphinencounters.com
You can learn about all the dolphins at Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters at http://www.dolphinencounters.com/family-dolphintree.php
Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters offers a variety of fun-filled programs including
*DOLPHIN SWIM
*DOLPHIN ENCOUNTER
*SEA LION ENCOUNTER
*PROGRAM OBSERVER
For those with Special Needs, the Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters website says, “It is our pleasure to work with family members to accommodate special needs guests and to make their interactive program with our dolphins a memorable and meaningful experience. It is important to let us know of any special needs guests at the time you make your reservation so we can make all necessary arrangements. Our on-site facilities include wheel-chair access to the Encounter Program and most areas on the island. For those guests that need wheel-chair assistance in the water, Dolphin Encounters will provide a comfortable in-water wheel chair for use in the Dolphin Encounter. Each of our encounter dolphins have been trained to participate with a special needs guest in our sea wheel-chair to make the program incredibly memorable.”
Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters received the prestigious Cacique Award - the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism’s highest honor for excellence in tourism.
Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters is definitely a “don’t miss” when you’re down in the Bahamas.
Yes, it IS better in the Bahamas!
Article by Frank Ioele.
Copyright 2014 Sunny Harbor Publishing.
Contact Us: PO Box 560318, Rockledge, FL 32956
Phone: 321-446-7552
Email: [email protected]
Keywords: Blue Lagoon, Nassau, Bahamas, Dolphin encounter, Bahamas dolphin encounter, Frank Ioele, Senior travel, Senior Cruise And Travelers Magazine, Mature travel, Senior Cruise & Travelers Magazine, seniorcruiseandtravelers.com,
Nassau, Bahamas
You’ve just got to meet Shawn
by Frank Ioele
If I could give one piece of advice for those visiting Nassau, Bahamas, it would be, "You’ve just got to meet Shawn!"
Don't miss the wonderful opportunity to dance with him, have a smooch with him and feed him a fish.
Shawn is a very playful dolphin who lives on Blue Lagoon Island at the Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters.
The boat departure dock/check-in area for Blue Lagoon Island is located at the Paradise Island Ferry Terminal (One Marina Drive) which is the only building between the two bridges on Paradise Island. It is within 5-10 minutes walking distance of several major hotels on Paradise Island and is located across the street from Atlantis. We recommend that you check-in 30-minutes before your departure time.
The Blue Lagoon Island ferry will take you on a lovely cruise across Nassau’s scenic harbor where you’ll see some of the other Bahamian islands as well as homes of the rich and famous such as Beyonce, Christina Aguillera, Eddie Murphy and more.
When you arrive at Blue Lagoon Island, you are escorted to a small pavilion where you will enjoy a brief and informative talk on dolphins and their environment. From there, it’s a short walk to the staging area where you’ll meet Shawn or one of the other beautiful dolphins.
The trainer will take groups of 6 people into the water where you crouch or kneel down on a platform for the fun. Shawn will splash you, come right up to you and kiss you, dance with you as you hold his flippers and lay his gorgeous head on your shoulder. You even get to feed him a fish. Shawn will do some tricks for you that are amazing.
As he glides by, you are encouraged to stroke him but as the trainer playfully warns, “Don’t start anything you can’t finish!”
As you enjoy your dolphin experience, a staff photographer takes photographs and records video that you can choose to purchase to help you remember your special time with these wonderful creatures.
Shawn lives in the lagoon with several other dolphins including his mother whom he recognizes by her distinctive whistle. Males and females are kept apart for obvious reasons. There is a strong net between them and the males will headbutt the net and whistle to the females. Just the night before our visit, one male got through and we understand he had a night of love!
Speaking of love, there are sea lions in residence on Blue Lagoon. You can feed them and touch them too but unfortunately, not the day we were there. The male seal lion was in an amorous mood and was busy chasing the females. You can learn about all the sea lions at Blue Lagoon by visiting http://www.dolphinencounters.com/family-sealiontree.php
A short walk from the dolphins and seal lions led us to a beautiful, clean beach where you can laze away the rest of the day swimming, snorkeling or just resting under one of the palm trees. We had a lovely lunch in the shade under a covered pavilion before we decided to return to Nassau.
For more information about Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters in Nassau, Bahamas, visit http://www.dolphinencounters.com
You can learn about all the dolphins at Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters at http://www.dolphinencounters.com/family-dolphintree.php
Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters offers a variety of fun-filled programs including
*DOLPHIN SWIM
*DOLPHIN ENCOUNTER
*SEA LION ENCOUNTER
*PROGRAM OBSERVER
For those with Special Needs, the Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters website says, “It is our pleasure to work with family members to accommodate special needs guests and to make their interactive program with our dolphins a memorable and meaningful experience. It is important to let us know of any special needs guests at the time you make your reservation so we can make all necessary arrangements. Our on-site facilities include wheel-chair access to the Encounter Program and most areas on the island. For those guests that need wheel-chair assistance in the water, Dolphin Encounters will provide a comfortable in-water wheel chair for use in the Dolphin Encounter. Each of our encounter dolphins have been trained to participate with a special needs guest in our sea wheel-chair to make the program incredibly memorable.”
Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters received the prestigious Cacique Award - the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism’s highest honor for excellence in tourism.
Blue Lagoon Island and Dolphin Encounters is definitely a “don’t miss” when you’re down in the Bahamas.
Yes, it IS better in the Bahamas!
Article by Frank Ioele.
Copyright 2014 Sunny Harbor Publishing.
Contact Us: PO Box 560318, Rockledge, FL 32956
Phone: 321-446-7552
Email: [email protected]
Keywords: Blue Lagoon, Nassau, Bahamas, Dolphin encounter, Bahamas dolphin encounter, Frank Ioele, Senior travel, Senior Cruise And Travelers Magazine, Mature travel, Senior Cruise & Travelers Magazine, seniorcruiseandtravelers.com,
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