Harvest Caye - Access and Lockers

[dvalentine823]

Will be sailing on Regent Miami to Miami on March 24, and one of the stops is Harvest Caye. 
 

Two questions:

 

1. How do you access the beach area? Is it a short walk from the dock? Do you have to tender to the port area?

 

2. Are there lockers available to store a backpack with wallets, camera gear, etc.?

 

Thanks!

Edited January 30, 2020 by dvalentine823

[orvil]

You will walk down a long pier.  It's covered most of the way.  They have golf carts that can transport you down the length of the pier.  At that point, you enter the village.   There are maps available.  I believe there are lockers, but we didn't use them.  Bring money.

 

You have to walk through the village past the shops to get to the small dock where they launch the excursions.  If you are on an excursion,  you will have to take a ferry to the mainland to board the buses.  It takes 25 to 30 minutes from Harvest Cay to the buses.

 

The zip line was not operating the day were there.  There is a pool.  There are chairs on the beach with umbrellas for shade.  There is an activity involving a floating pedal bike device that is free with your key card.  There are private villas that you can rent for the day.  You will bring your own towel from the ship.  

 

The problem with Harvest Caye is you have to share it with other NCL ships.  One of the monster ships was tendered off of the Caye when we were there.  Explorer got the pier. The clientele of the other NCL mega ship was loud, obnoxious, and a lot of alcohol was being consumed.  It was a stark reminder of why we pay extra money for a luxury experience.     

 

There was some confusion on our part as to what is included and what requires cash.  We had been to Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas last year.  At that stop, Regent sent their own people with supplies to the island on a tender.  As we remembered, there was no additional charge for anything on Great Stirrup Cay.  This is why we left the ship in Harvest Cay without any money.  We were expecting a similar setup.  

 

We wanted a soda and a water at the beach.  There is a charge.  Our companions wanted lunch and discovered that there is a charge.  We all left and went back to the ship.  The poolside on the ship was much better.  

 

I will note that the lifeguards were plentiful at the beach and very active.  Some yahoo picked up a starfish and was abusing it taking selfies.  The lifeguard jumped on that and put a stop to it pretty quickly.  The beach area was cordoned off with floating barrier.  The beach area was very clean.