singbluesilver1 Posted June 16, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 16, 2015 It's gotta be either port canavaral or Freeport I was at both last year on the pride, we went on the only sailing we could do the entire year based on my sons camp and husbands work schedule I mean what a snooze fest these ports were . I lived in Orlando for 30 years so no thanks to Disney. Too expensive too short a trip no thanks They should just do away with these, do key west at least What's everyone else think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted June 16, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Nassau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTromboneFrack Posted June 16, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Ten years ago, e were diverted to Freeport instead of Castaway Cay on the Disney Magic because of rough weather. It was cold on top of everything else. The freighters were fun to watch as they loaded. The naps in our room were real nice. Had not desire to see Freeport in cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyZ Posted June 16, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Many will disagree but for me, it's Grand Turk. I guess I've been there so many times now that we're to the point we don't even get off the ship at this port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitamin_Sea Posted June 16, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Nassau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGGY63 Posted June 16, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Nassau and Freeport Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandb6266 Posted June 16, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Freeport has to be the worst port ever. Last September we sailed on the pride and stopped there. I had not been to Freeport in two years and I heard they built a Senior Frogs in the port and I was looking forward to eating and having a couple drinks. But the problem was the hours we are in port no one was in the restaurant. All the waiters were outside trying to sing and drum up business. Very disappointed. HAPPY SAILING!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigB0882 Posted June 16, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Freeport was awful. Nassau could be ok if you want to spend nearly a thousand on a water park for a family of 4. Otherwise it is not much better. I will never take an Eastern Caribbean cruise again unless it is free or darn close and I certainly won't get off the boat. That being said, I though Key West was great and one of my favorites so far. I seriously wonder why Freeport continues to be a stop. No one likes it. I wonder if it could sustain itself without the cruise ships, though. It may be a very cheap port stop for the lines so they keep going. Edited June 16, 2015 by BigB0882 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrannyFlamingo Posted June 16, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Wow I thought it was just me. So far only a very few of the Freeport excursions interest me. Not sure I want to try any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singbluesilver1 Posted June 16, 2015 Author #10 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I'm glad I'm not the only one who could lose those ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted June 16, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Plenty to do in Freeport if you do some research. It's an industrial port, so no most things are 20 minutes away at minimum. I don't mind a stop there. Never been to a boring port. Just some not as exciting as others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanDeeDee Posted June 16, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Nassau! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantthinkofanythingfun Posted June 16, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Definitely Freeport. Port Canaveral is good for one stop. Plenty of time to take in Kennedy Space Center. It seems cruise ships in the northeast love that Port Canaveral, Nassau, Freeport itinerary. I'm tired of all of them. I also lived in central Florida for a brief time. I actually took land vacations to Nassau before I got into cruising. I'm sure there are things to do in Freeport, but you aren't there long enough for any extensive commute. The only good thing about those ports is that the ship isn't crowded for those of us that decide to skip them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigB0882 Posted June 16, 2015 #14 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Plenty to do in Freeport if you do some research. It's an industrial port, so no most things are 20 minutes away at minimum. I don't mind a stop there. Never been to a boring port. Just some not as exciting as others. Care to offer some suggestions? I did tons of research and the best I could come up with was a day pass at the Grand Lucayan. Would have probably been a great day on a gorgeous beach but we got there and they said they were not selling day passes that day. They told this to people who had already pre-paid!! We still went on the beach which was absolutely gorgeous but that experience left a sour taste in our mouth. Not to mention the drive to the resort was absolutely hideous. The place looks entirely run down and unsafe. Every store or gas station we passed had bars all over their windows/doors and cops were everywhere (that should be a plus, I guess). Edited June 16, 2015 by BigB0882 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare babyclaytonmom Posted June 16, 2015 #15 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Without a doubt Freeport is by far the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie S. Posted June 16, 2015 #16 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Half Moon Cay, at least the diving is great in Nassau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilycat Posted June 16, 2015 #17 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I agree. Eliminate Freeport and add Key West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartRock Posted June 16, 2015 #18 Share Posted June 16, 2015 My daughter works at WDW, so we intentionally chose a cruise with Port Canaveral, just so we could see her for a few hours. Without her there? Probably not. I wouldn't dare do WDW without the entire day. I heard Cocoa Beach was fun and the NASA tour is supposed to be pretty amazing, but I still wouldn't normally choose a cruise to somewhere I can drive to. Heck, some people cruise to New England, apparently, and they leave from Boston. I don't get it, but somebody must be enjoying it. We had a blast in both Freeport and Nassau, but we'd never been there before, so they were both new to us. I wouldn't mind going back to either, but there are too many places to see to go on the same cruise again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singbluesilver1 Posted June 16, 2015 Author #19 Share Posted June 16, 2015 The Bahamas really just need to go away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tattoos Posted June 16, 2015 #20 Share Posted June 16, 2015 When looking at cruise options, I automatically discard any that stop in Nassau or Freeport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singbluesilver1 Posted June 16, 2015 Author #21 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I would too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantthinkofanythingfun Posted June 16, 2015 #22 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I have lived in Baltimore City for most of my life, but I have never been offered more drugs than I was during 30 minutes in Nassau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clackey Posted June 16, 2015 #23 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Nassau and Costa Maya. Been to Bahamas twice and Costa Maya thrice. If I ever go again it will be too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseelady Posted June 16, 2015 #24 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I have lived in Baltimore City for most of my life, but I have never been offered more drugs than I was during 30 minutes in Nassau. Hmm interesting, I have been to Nassau at least 5 times, probably more and never been offered any drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzeluver Posted June 16, 2015 #25 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I am a bit of a crazed researcher and planner when it comes to ports, so fortunately I have never had a bad experience in any of the dozens of ports we have been to. Found interesting and fun things to do all over, and yes, that includes Freeport and Nassau. Both have many great options. Just get away from the immediate port areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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