I am an American cruiser, who would like to comment on the recent Carnival Cruise Line Excursions Executives Comments
about the Nassau Port Offerings.

My first few visits to you're lovely Island City, I did do the typical things, Visited Ardastra Gardens, Toured Atlantis,
Took a glass bottomed boat tour, The Pirate Museum, The Forts, The Queens Staircase, A Horse drawn carriage tour,
Water Taxi, City Bus Tour, The Straw Market, and all the typical stuff (So I know of which I speak.)

Most cruise passengers upon there first visit there, hit one or two of these things each visit,
but after about there 3'rd visit kind of get the attitude of
"Already Been There, Done That, Don't need to get off the ship, and do it again.".

Not everybody does this, I'd say about 75 percent of Repeat cruisers still get off the ship and walk into Nassau,
but after a visit or two, they do quit taking paid excursions. (Why, because the cruise lines charge way too much for them on the ship, ...
and as for why they don't take paid excursions from vendors that approach them off the ship is because the cruise lines have scared
them with stories of people getting scammed when booking their own excursions.)

First lets do some basic math, ....

I would say even a typical repeat cruise visitor, even a cheep skate American "Carnival Cruiser" who's been to Nassau
still contributes to your economy.

Maybe they don't have the $1,000 a day spend of an overnight guest, but here is an average break down, of a repeat cruiser on a Nassau
day visit, ......

Get off ship, ...... Find a local Bar, either Bay Street, or Senor Frogs, Junkanoo Beach etc. $10-20 bucks in cheep beers and specials,
maybe rent a beach chair, $5 Probably grab a quick Ice Cream, Conch Fritters, or other lite lunch, so another $5-$15
then swing by the Straw Market or Other street vendor or shop for a few small souvenirs, so say about average of another $20 each.
then back to the ship.

so as you can see, you're right repeat cruise visitors don't splurge for taxis, excursions or high end things.

But here's the math, .....

and I'll do it conservatively, ....

There are days with as many as six ships in port, with multiple thousands of passengers, so real numbers are much higher.

But let's just for example say one ship a day x 365 days a year, and let's say it holds 3,000 passengers, and only 2,000
of them get off the ship, and each speed a average of even just $40.00 each in Nassau, .....

That's still $80.000 in a day!

and $29.200.000 in a year!!!

and that is at a conservative 2000, very cheep skate passengers a day, and
not the reality of real passenger numbers,
or number of ships, or those who do buy excursions, visit casinos, or spend much more shopping and dining.