BAHAMAS ~ Princess Cays - Eleuthera ~

...  Looks as the perfect place to finish a fantastic cruise🌞(the postcard says it all🙃)... Princess Cays island allows you to relax and enjoy a perfect day on its beautiful white sandy beaches and the turquoise blue crystal clear waters..... this privately-owned cruise port is one of the highlights of visiting during a cruise... and its providing a number of tropical vacation activities.... diving, snorkeling, swimming, fishing, and boating and so many more... I wish it was me floating away on the water... just chill out... relaxing and enjoying a drink... maybe one day💙... Dear Glenn it was once more a great pleasure to be a little part of your Caribbean cruise vacation🚢... Thanks so much!! ♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ) → see many more wonderful postcards and read all about the cruise HERE!

Princess Cays is a a 40-acre parcel situated at the southern end of Eleuthera island owned by Princess Cruises. The company uses it as a port-of-call on voyages in the Caribbean. Princess Cays (Eleuthera) lies nearly 80 km from Nassau, Bahamas and only 225 miles from Florida.

The word “Eleuthera” is Greek and means freedom, The  island is long and thin - 180 km long and in places little over 1 mile (1,6 km) wide.  Eleuthera's eastern side faces the Atlantic while the western faces the Great Bahama Bank.

Stamp:

2008 Butterflies
(Issued 18-02-2008)

BAHAMAS ~ Welcome to the Bahamas ~

... One more wonderful surprise coming from a tropical paradise... in The Bahamas, visitors are welcomed with open arms and the big Bahamian warm smile... overall life is laid back... there is no hurry in life... must not be so difficult living in a place like this... the colors are so vibrant☼☼☼... the Islands’ people have been receiving guests for over a half a century and relish their role as tourism ambassadors... Thanks so much Glenn for brighten up a cold, dark and gloomy autumn day here!!【ツ】➞  Gem's World Postcards

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The islands of the Bahamas are comprised of nearly 700 islands, most uninhabited and over 2.4000 rocks and cays, scattered over 100.000 square miles of ocean.

The majority of Bahamians live on New Providence Island, home of the capital city, Nassau. Most people are of West African descent whose ancestors were enslaved and brought here to work on cotton plantations (about 85% ). About 12% of the total is white, largely of British origin, and 3% are Asian and Hispanic.

When Britain abolished slavery in 1834, life on the islands changed dramatically. Plantation life ended and locals tried their hand at sponging, fishing or farming. The lack of fertile cropland led our people to become a nation of seafarers.

Stamp:

The 100th Anniversary of Royal Bank of Canada in the Bahamas
(Issued 22-09-2008)

BAHAMAS ~ Whale Watching ~

... Fantastic postcard showing the "gentle giants of the ocean" ... to see one of the most majestic and extraordinary animals on earth in the wild must be an awesome experience... and swimming with them must be unforgettable... humpbacks are true “acrobats of the sea” and will give viewers an impressive show of jumps out of the water (known as breaching) and tail and flipper slaps... whale and dolphin watching has become a popular eco-tourism activity worldwide in recent years...Thanks a lot Roy!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Photo: Nicholas Popov
From backside postcard:
"A rare transcendent experience await visitors to the southern Isles of the Bahamas. Whales, the world's largest mammals, gently glide through serene blue seas in mysterious beauty."
The southern part of the Bahamas island chain has several more islands, which are less known, sparsely populated and undeveloped from a tourism perspective.  These islands are will San Salvador, Long Island, the Exumas, Crooked and Acklins Islands, Inagua and Mayaguana.

The whales migrate annually from their summer feeding grounds in the North Atlantic to their winter playgrounds in the Caribbean, where they spend approximately three months to find a partner and mate or give birth to a calf conceived the previous year.

Stamps:

Christmas
(Issued 14-11-2016)

2X Fauna - Marine Life
(Issued 03-01-2012)

The CARIBBEAN ~ Map ~

... A fantastic postcard showing all the Caribbean Islands... a slice of Paradise... there are thousands of islands which make up this stunning part of the world... and every single one of them has their own unique traditions and cultures.... I'm still missing a few of them... maybe someone going on a cruise there (>‿♥)... with great stamps and postmarks... Thanks a lot Humba!! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

© JOANN'S On postcard: "The Caribbean Islands are also known as the "West Indies". When Columbus set out to reach Asia (the Indies) by sailing west, he thought that he'd found the East Indies when he stumbled upon some islands. These islands were called the "Indies" and Columbus called their inhabitants "Indians". When his mistake was discovered, the Indies were renamed the West Indies to differentiate them from the real East Indies."
The islands of the Caribbean Sea or West Indies are an extensive archipelago in the far west of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly strung between North and South America.

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the Cayman Islands, often grouped as Greater Antilles, are by far the largest countries in the area and the most visited by travellers.  In the north is the Lucayan Archipelago, which includes The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The Caribbean also includes the Lesser Antilles, a group of much smaller islands to the east.

Stamps:
2X Fauna - Marine Life
(Issued 03-02012)

The 10th Anniversary of Bahamas National Geographic Information Systems
(Issued 09-07-2014)

BAHAMAS ~Nassau~

BAHAMAS ~Nassau~
Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

Sent by Christy. Two bridges connnect the capital city of Nassau with Paradise Island. To reach this colourful and romantic island, you can take a taxi over the bridge or a ferryboat across Nassau Harbour.

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Originally uploaded by gerda_dager

My first card from the Bahamas Islands sent by Christy. Thanks!!