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Harbour Island cruise - the best of cruises
The laid back atmosphere of the Harbour Island Bahamas cruise makes it the perfect opportunity to relax and unwind.
A Harbour Island Bahamas cruise is a perfect way to spend a few days away from your busy life. Come by yourself, with your significant other, with friends or bring your entire family.
We and our partner sites can help you choose the Harbour Island Bahamas cruise that suits your tastes and budget by providing you plenty of information on the best deals, special offers and discounts on Harbour Island Bahamas cruise travel, things to do in Harbour Island Bahamas, sightseeing & attractions, weather and cruise port information.
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A Harbour Island cruise is unique
Head for a Harbour Island Bahamas cruise and you'll find relaxation, pretty beaches and opportunities for a wide variety of water sports and more.
The shores feature a lovely setting for any beach aficionado, sophisticated shopping, delicious cuisine and many possibilities of entertainment. Some cruise lines will ensure that you have an entire day with your toes in the sand, so that you can explore at will the Harbour Island Bahamas.
At night, many Harbour Island Bahamas cruise passengers try their luck at casinos or dance the night away. There's always plenty to see and do on a Harbour Island Bahamas cruise. |
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Harbour Island cruise - pretty beaches, a wide variety of water sports and more
Harbour Island was ranked "The Best Island in the Caribbean" by Travel & Leisure magazine in 2005. In its 10th annual poll, readers of the elite travel magazine rated Harbour Island number one among the islands of the Caribbean, Bahamas and Bermuda on its World's Best Cities and Islands list. Briland, as it is known to residents, is approximately 3.5 miles long by 1.5 miles wide. Once the capital of the Bahamas and the second largest city to Nassau in the 1900s, the current population is estimated between 1500 to 2000. The island is located approximately 200 miles from Miami, 60 miles from Nassau/Paradise Island and two miles East of Eleuthera. Dunmore Town, the main and only town on Harbour Island, is one of the oldest settlements in The Bahamas. When the Revolutionary War broke out in the United States, the Loyalist Governor of Virginia fled to The Bahamas where he was awarded the title of Lord Dunmore, Governor of The Bahamas. He laid out what is today Dunmore Town, at the center of Harbour Island, giving shape to the village you see today. Harbour Island was a noted shipyard and sugar refinement center in the late 1800s, and the resourceful residents have also made their way in the world as skilled shipbuilders and farmers. The island itself has little potable soil, but residents were given land to farm on the "mainland" (Eleuthera) in 1783, and much of that original grant is still being tilled by Brilanders today. Shipbuilding and farming of citrus, pineapples, and tomatoes made Harbour Island fairly prosperous until World War I brought worldwide depression. The first regular tourist business that today provides the bulk of the island's livelihood began with weekly Bahamas Air flights in 1941. Electricity, phone service, television and most recently e-mail have put Harbour Island in reach of the several hundred visitors a week that today experience her charms. The island's enduring popularity is founded on its tropical greenery stretching out to meet the warm, pink-hued sand beaches it is famous for. Its resorts and the warm Briland hospitality housed in the quaint New England architecture of the island's Loyalist history add to nature's palette. Rows of century-old trees border narrow flower-lined streets. It's a sight not to be missed.
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Harbour Island Vacations site
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In the link section, you can check more links to our travel website network as well as to other third party specialized websites as lastminute.com or orbitz.com which we suggest you to visit if are you planning a trip to Harbour Island Bahamas.
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