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PRINCESS CAYSSaturday, May 5, 20018:00 AM – 3:00 PM7 Hours - Tender
DINING OPTIONS
Dress suggestion for this evening: CASUAL - Sundresses or slacks & blouses for women; Sports shirts, & trousers for men. (Guests are kindly requested not to wear Tank Tops and Shorts in the dining Room at Dinner)
ROOM SERVICE IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY BAR SERVICE HOURS
TODAY'S ON BOARD ACTIVITIES
The History of Princess CaysPrincess Cays is located in the Bahamas, in the southern portion of the
island of Eleuthera, which was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Often described as the most beautiful and scenic of the islands of the
Bahamas. 100 miles long and averaging 2 miles wide, Eleuthera is a mostly
flat, coral and limestone island, graced with gentle rolling hills and miles of
deserted white sand beaches and mangrove trees, surrounded by clear, turquoise
waters, and blessed with a warm tropical climate. Eleuthera is approximately 200 miles, or one hours flight time from Florida
and 60 miles or 25 minutes flight time from Nassau, on the island of New
Providence, the capital of the Bahamas. The earliest known inhabitants of the island were Arawak Indians who had
migrated from South America in the 9th century and called themselves Lucayans.
The Spanish transported the Lucayan population to Hispaniola and Cuba as slaves
to work in gold mines and fish the pearl beds. Within forty years of their
first contact with Europeans, the Lucayans were all dead. The Bahamas
called the “Useless Islands” (Islas Inutilas) by the Spanish because of
their lack of resources, remained uninhabited until the seventeenth century. In 1648, William Sayle, a former governor of Bermuda, led a group of
Europeans to Eleuthera seeking religious freedom. They named the island
“Eleutheria” which is a Greek word meaning “freedom”. In
additional to the name, these “Eleutherian Adventurers”, as they were
called, also gave the island the first written constitution in the Bahamas. In the late seventeenth century the Bahamas were the haunt of notorious
pirates. Among the most famous of the pirates were Edward Teach (known as
Blackbeard) and Mary Read. In 1718 Captain Woodes Rogers, an ex-privateer,
was appointed the Royal Governor. Rogers rid the Bahamas of its pirate
inhabitants by hanging a number of their leaders. In 1728, Rogers assembled a Parliament, which in 1979 celebrated 250 years of
parliamentary democracy. The Bahamas remained under the United Kingdom’s
control apart from a brief encounter with American revolutionaries and a year
between 1782 and 1783 when the islands were again occupied by Spain. The many islands and cays of the Bahamas were ideal for blockade-runners
during the American Civil War. Likewise, the islands were used by rum
smugglers during Prohibition in America in the 1920’s and early 1930’s. During the Second World War, the Duke and duchess of Windsor (the former King
Edward VIII and Mrs. Wallis Simpson) governed the colony of the Bahamas.
On July 10, 1973 the Commonwealth of the Bahamas became independent from the
U.K.
Excursions Available In Princess Cays
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Snorkel
Equipment
Aqua
Bike (2 people)
Hobie
Cat Sailboat
Sunfish
Sailboat
Two
Person Ocean Kayak
Waverunner
(1 person – minimum age 16)
Banana
Boat Ride
Sea
Cycle (1 person)
Sun
Kat Electric Boat