Grand Bahamas as a stop?

[flamingos]

I'm looking at April cruises out of Canaveral and some of them have Grand Bahama as a port day, in addition to Nassau and either a sea day or CocoCay.

 

I can't find much information on what there is to see or do there.  Has anyone ever been?

[mrg0433]

I like to take shuttle to Lucaya.  Beach and shops.  Hotels line the beach.   

[emeraldead]

I booked the caves and beach excursion, we aren't kayaking types or would have picked that.  Reviews are great and didn't really seem like there's much else except beach/shop available.  Can update in 5 weeks hopefully. 🙂

[mets123]

There's a tour of the Sands brewery that is reasonable.

[gkbiiii]

Royal bought the largest hotel/resort on the island, so look forward to a new casino resort, in the future. 

[CarolRoy]

So what hotel/resort? And on what island?  Nassau or Grand Bahama?

[wolfcathorse]

40 minutes ago, CarolRoy said:

So what hotel/resort? And on what island?  Nassau or Grand Bahama?

they bought it on Grand Bahama, now the development/improvement is on hold. Then they bought that strip of land opposite the docks to develop into a private beach destination, that development is on hold too. What they bought on Grand Bahama island is an established resort that needs renovation.

Edited January 24, 2022 by wolfcathorse

[flamingos]

47 minutes ago, wolfcathorse said:

 Then they bought that strip of land opposite the docks to develop into a private beach destination, that development is on hold too. 

Thanks  - I thought I had read about the strip of land at the docks in Nassau but couldn't find it again. We've been watching the shells of the homes there deteriorate for years.  On one hand, it's a great use of nearby land; on the other, it's taking money away from local businesses.  

[pstone1]

There is a wonderful electric bike tour by CocoNutz.  They picked us up at the Port and we rode around the island!  We did it with our friends the last time we stopped at Grand Bahama and had a blast!

[BND]

They used to call the stop Freeport but for some reason they just call the stop Grand Bahama now. It's really Freeport, Grand Bahama.   We've been there several times.  Other than going to Lucaya, there really isn't much there.  The port area has a few shops.  We took a taxi to Lucaya one time and walked around.  

Edited January 24, 2022 by BND

[RCCL Fan]

I was interested too when i first saw it listed last year.... then I realized it was Freeport.

haha

 

I've not enjoyed much there.   We stayed on the ship the last two times we visited

[jean87510]

When we were there years ago we rented a car and drove to Gold Rock Beach near Lucayan National park.  Absolutely beautiful beach.  

[mafig]

There was a casino at Lucaya, but its been closed for several years.

 

I thought the port area was sort of interesting, very active, commercial mostly.

[travelnap]

They do have a nice botanical garden there as well, but I would agree with others, if you are not a beach person there is not a whole lot to do there.

[Painter4me]

This is great news. Grand Bahamas was a great island to visit. I vacationed there many years when the Princess Hotels were operating and the Grand Bahama Vacations would run 4 day trips there. Glad to see Royal opening this resort and bringing more revenue to this island. It’s so different from Nassau.

[not-enough-cruising]

On 1/23/2022 at 5:42 PM, gkbiiii said:

Royal bought the largest hotel/resort on the island, so look forward to a new casino resort, in the future. 

I believe the sale of the resort fell through; the Bahamian government did not like the bidding process and voided the sale.

[gkbiiii]

On 1/25/2022 at 9:22 AM, not-enough-cruising said:

I believe the sale of the resort fell through; the Bahamian government did not like the bidding process and voided the sale.

bad news if this happened.

[cruisegirl1]

On 1/23/2022 at 1:52 AM, mets123 said:

There's a tour of the Sands brewery that is reasonable.

We did this a few years ago.  Took a taxi from the pier.   Great tour.  We walked back to the ship ( I guess about a mile) and stopped at a great little local place for lunch. 

 

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[Merion_Mom]

A great day to stay on board.