Auntie

Hey Phyllis-
I realize that I am late jumping in here, but I wanted to give you my $.02 on what to do in Nassau.
We have been on one 4 night and two 3 night Disney Cruises, all of which stopped in Nassau. Prior to that, we had been to Nassau on several other cruises.
After trying many of the excursions and visiting Atlantis a few times, it finally dawned on me that there is nothing in Nassau that is nicer than the Disney ship you arrive on.
A 3 or 4 night cruise goes fast. When you arrive in Nassau, chances are that there are parts of the ship that you still have not had a chance to visit. I would not spend the extra money on an excursion. If you want to get off the ship and look around, it is easy to do, and there are plenty of interesting things that you can see on a brief walk around the shopping district adjacent to the port. Then get back on the ship and enjoy it- the pool and restaurants are open, and there will be movies playing and other planned activities.
If you want to swim with dolphins or visit a casino, you can do that other places for a lot less than you will pay for these activities in Nassau. And no matter what you may have heard, the shopping isn't anything great. Mostly a bunch of cheap stuff and knock-off designer things that you could find cheaper in NYC.
If you realy feel like your family needs to go on an excursion, then by all means do so. We had a great time visiting a private island on one trip (Blue Lagoon), visiting Atlantis on another, and hanging out at a nice hotel pool on yet another. But, that was money that I didn't need to spend, because we have since really enjoyed hanging out on the ship.
I hope you have a great cruise!
TCD

Those are really good points! We were in a Deluxe room at WL, aka junior suite, it was not large at all and barely had enough for 2 people to stand on the balcony.

For us something to consider when choosing a deluxe resort as opposed to a moderate would be the balcony. We like the extra outdoor space to enjoy morning coffee or a drink in the evening. Good people watching too! Gives us additional space. Not sure if that was included in the driveway computations? Also..while the WL and the AKL are considered deluxe they are not as large as say a room at the Poly. Being one of the older resorts the Polynesian rooms are larger than the rooms in other Deluxes. A room in the Tokelau building at the Polynesian is significantly larger than those at the WL. The Polynesian balconies are also larger than those at the WL or AKL, and some of the balconies at the Yacht and Beach Club are stand up only.