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Tours
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- Catamaran Tour with Snorkeling and LunchPickup, a turtle snorkel, the Carlisle Bay wrecks, a hot buffet lunch and an open bar. Towels and crew tips included.
- Luxury Cruise with Lunch and Open BarA double-decker capped at 15 guests, with a slide, swim stops, a chance of turtles and a Bajan lunch with unlimited drinks.
- Private Catamaran Cruise with SnorkelingYour group alone on a 30 ft race catamaran: reef and wreck snorkelling, a quiet cove and a rum punch. Tue, Thu and Sat.
- Carlisle Bay Turtle and Shipwreck Boat CruiseNinety minutes in Carlisle Bay on a glass-bottom boat: turtles, a wreck snorkel, a water slide and juice.
- Barbados Coastline Sunset Luxury CruiseThree hours along the coast at golden hour: snorkel and swim stops, food, an open bar and a wine toast.
- Sunset Cruise with Live Steel Pan Music and DinnerLive steel pan on a yellow Tiami catamaran, a beach swim stop, an open bar and a buffet dinner as the sun sets.
- Shore Excursion: Beach Day and Turtle SwimA shuttle from the cruise port, an 80-minute turtle and wreck boat trip, then a lounger at Savvy on the Bay. Lunch extra.
- Scenic Boat and Submarine TourForty narrated minutes underwater, down to about 150 feet, with hotel pickup. Not for cruise guests or children under 3.
Guides
- All guides
- Catamaran cruiseTurtle and wreck stops, lunch, drinks and pickup: what a day on a west-coast catamaran includes.
- Swim with turtlesWhere the turtles are, which boat to book, and why you should not touch or feed them.
- Carlisle Bay wrecksSix wrecks between 12 and 55 ft next to Bridgetown, what each one is and which you can see with a snorkel.
- Shore excursionsWhere you dock, what is walkable, and the boat trips that fit between arrival and the ship's boarding time.
- Sunset cruiseSunset times by month, steel pan and dinner or a snorkel sail, and what to pack for the evening.
- Best time to goDry months, wet months, hurricane season, swells and the best time of day to be on the water.
Blog
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- Cruise season 2026-27Homeporting lines, Princess from January 2027, the new Berth 6, and the boat trips that fit a port day.
- Rainy season 2026October is the wettest month, half its days stay dry. Hurricanes, cancellations, seaweed and what to book.
- Hawksbill season 2026Nesting to 31 October, hatchlings after, leatherbacks from March. The hotline and the turtle rules on a boat.
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