• You can take a tour of Atlantis if you are on a cruise to the Bahamas.atlantis,bahamas,island,coast,ocean,inlet,harbor,d image by Earl Robbins from Fotolia.com
  
  It's just a half day's sail on a cruise ship to Nassau in the Bahamas from Florida. Once there, you can take a short ride over the bridge to Paradise Island, home of the Atlantis Resort. The resort took four years and $800 million dollars to build. On the grounds you can find sights and activities that include a dolphin habitat, a water slide complex and an open-air aquarium that contains 50,000 sea creatures. Atlantis has become a popular place for shore excursions and there are four ships with two-day cruises that offer tours there.
  
  

Norwegian Pearl

• The Norwegian Pearl embarks on a two-day cruise to Nassau, Bahamas, from Miami, Fla. Once you arrive on the island of Nassau, a bus will take you to the Atlantis Resort if you decide to book one of the excursions there. Tours to Atlantis with Norwegian can be as short as the three-hour Atlantis Dolphin Cay Interaction or as long as the eight-hour Atlantis Aquaventure that includes access to the resort's lagoon and water slides.
  
  Norwegian Cruise Line
  
  866-625-1166
  
  ncl.com
  
  

MSC Poesia

• MSC Cruises sails the Poesia on a two-day cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Nassau Paradise Island Bahamas. It offers a two-and-a-half-hour "Discover Atlantis" tour that takes you by boat through the Harbor and onto the Atlantis property. Once there, you will get a narrated tour of the grounds and the aquarium. There is also a little free time to explore the resort on your own.
  
  MSC Cruises
  
  877-665-4655
  
  msccruiseusa.com
  
  

Celebrity Century

• The Celebrity Century has a two-day cruise that goes from Miami to the island of Nassau, Bahamas. Celebrity offers eight different options if you want to go to Atlantis, tour the resort or use the facilities. The "Atlantis Ultimate Tour" will take you on a cruise to Paradise Island, let you play alongside the dolphins in a deep water swim, enjoy the facilities of Aquaventure Park and have lunch at the resort.
  
  Celebrity Cruises
  
  800-647-2251
  
  celebritycruises.com
  
  

Carnival Miracle

• You can board the Carnival Miracle in Fort Lauderdale for a cruise to Nassau. During your two days on the ship, you will stop in the Bahamas where you have a choice of tours to Atlantis. Depending on the package you choose, Carnival's excursions take you by bus to Paradise Island where you can spend the day taking advantage of the beach and water park facilities, interacting with the dolphins in Dolphin Cay, or you can choose to do both.
  
  Carnival Cruise Line
  
  707-775-2920
  
  carnival.com