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With new flights from Virgin Atlantic, the Bahamas has just become easier to reach. Samantha Mayling finds paradise a short hop from Nassau
DESTINATIONS BAHAMAS | CARIBBEAN
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ur resort’s ‘ambassador’, Kool Aid, hummed the
Jaws theme tune as we donned snorkels and masks to glide into shark-infested waters. There were indeed several zebra sharks but we were completely relaxed as we floated above the laid-back sea life in the lagoons of Atlantis Paradise Island resort. Diving masks made a welcome change to the anti-Covid face coverings I’d worn en route to a chilly Heathrow and then on a nine-hour flight to Nassau, on the gateway island of New Providence. It is, along with the other 700-odd islands that make
up the Bahamas, now more accessible thanks to new services from Virgin Atlantic, in addition to British Airways’ flights.
Our experience in the warm December waters made an ideal start to our short, sun-drenched break, and our introduction to the destination came from Kool Aid (aka Dennis), the Atlantis Ambassador who was bubblier than a magnum of champagne. He took us on a whistle-stop tour of Atlantis Paradise Island, a 3,800-room resort with five hotels, top restaurants, 10 pools, a lazy river and an Aquaventure water park. Christmas decorations reminded us it was the festive ²
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PICTURE: Bahamas Ministry of Tourism/Andre Musgrove
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