For the perfect (and quick) escape from the cold, JetBlue has recently launched the only international flight out of New York’s Westchester County Airport (HPN) with daily nonstop service to Nassau, Bahamas (NAS). This flight takes just 2 ½ hours or 152 comfortable and happy minutes until you arrive at your destination. Everyone seems to be a big fan of JetBlue. We love everything from their smooth leather seats, the two-across seating conformation, and especially the great movies and TV channels which make the time fly.
Paradise: Nearer Than You Think
This get-away may involve yet another pleasure: you may choose stay at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. Inspired by the lost city of Atlantis, it is an unbelievable playground built for couples, families and friends. Atlantis delivers everything you need on a grand scale from world-class dining, entertainment, a children’s club, a casino, and splendid accommodations. From Aquaventure’s mind-racing water slides to the Mandara Spa’s rejuvenating treatments and high-end boutique shopping, it’s all here. There are 3,700 (gulp!) guest rooms and suites in six hotels on the property, comprised of the Royal Towers, the Coral Towers, the Beach Tower, Cove Atlantis, Reef Atlantis and the Harborside Resort.
If you stay at Cove Atlantis, your hotel sits atop two of the most beautiful beaches in the world and is replete with stunning water features. It seems as though the mesmerizing sound of water continually surrounds you – splashing, splattering, coursing and gurgling in waterfalls, pools and meandering rivers – and all of this is set in the hotel’s balmy, open-air lobby! Your room will overlook the ocean and if it’s on a high floor you’ll see almost forever, including most of the Atlantis property.
Riding the Rapids
Amazing activities abound at Atlantis and one that you’ll enjoy will be plunging into the Lazy River Ride. You’ll float gently along a quarter mile “river” in large tubes and it will be tranquil and relaxing – until it isn’t. Unexpectedly, your lazy river will spill into another waterway called The Current and you’ll be propelled along lush, tropical foliage amid roiling water, rolling waves and extreme rapids powered by master blaster technology. Short of genuine white water rafting, this ride will fit the bill quite adequately.
Making a Smooth Acquaintance
Paradise Island has a host of adorable resident Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins and the Dolphin Cay Shallow Water Interaction is great. You’ll wade into waist-deep water to meet your dolphin friend “Hercules,” a 14-year-old, very lively guy just itching to show his tricks. He’ll do a swim-by at breakneck speed, another swim-by flipping his tail up and down crazily and splashing water in your face, leaping straight up in the air to unbelievable heights, and finally he’ll settle down to allow you to stroke his ultra-smooth, rubbery body and to put your arms around him and engage in a friendly kiss – or two or three.
Beguiling Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas is comfortable and easy. You’ll find an instant sense of belonging and your departure from everyday life will lead to your arrival at an extraordinary destination. The Bahamian people are friendly and welcoming and there is, at once, a feeling of international glamour and tropical ease, accompanied by the freedom to do everything or nothing at all. Leaving the Bahamas will be hard, but returning will be as smooth and slick as Hercules – thanks to JetBlue and their nonstops from the Westchester Airport.
If You Go:
JetBlue Airlines
Bahamas information
Atlantis Resort
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