Perfume Factory and the Pirate Museum

[BeadBabe]

Wow, so many comments that say "don't get off the ship"! :eek:

Of all that I've read there are only a few positive comments. So my question is...is the perfume factory and/or the pirate museum worth gettting off the ship for?

Thanks so much!:D

[gottago2mexico]

The Perfume factory is just a store where you can mix your own perfumes and buy them. Go as part of a city tour or something, not just for that. I don't know why people wouldn't want to get off the ship, there are lots of great excursions, fabulous beaches, great snorkeling, nice beach hangouts and lots of fun things to do in Freeport.

[BeadBabe]

The Perfume factory is just a store where you can mix your own perfumes and buy them. Go as part of a city tour or something, not just for that. I don't know why people wouldn't want to get off the ship, there are lots of great excursions, fabulous beaches, great snorkeling, nice beach hangouts and lots of fun things to do in Freeport.

 

 

Thanks! I appreciate the info!! :D Do you by chance know of a decent and trustworthy private tour operator?

[Cinders411]

Well......I toured the Pirate Museum thinking it would be really neat. I have to say that I was disappointed with it. Really not much there.

[Mad Capn Bob]

I was in Nassau Oct 27, and headed me wandering way to the Pirate Museum for me second visit. No changes from last year, but still enjoyable, and I doffed me hat in a salute to Neddy Teach, aka Blackbeard. And there's a beezer interpretation of Howard Pyle's "Marooned" on display.

[audcc77]

Does anyone know if you can just go in the gift shop at the Pirate Museum & look around or do you have to pay a fee just to go in the gift shop?

 

I'm asking because we had to pay a fee just to look in the gift shop at a toy store in Branson.

[Mad Capn Bob]

I don't *think* ye need to pay just for the gift shop. Of course, they'd prefer you go thru the museum first. Keep in mind there be not too much in the gift shop, and what there be is children oriented, for the most part.

 

Does anyone know if you can just go in the gift shop at the Pirate Museum & look around or do you have to pay a fee just to go in the gift shop?

 

I'm asking because we had to pay a fee just to look in the gift shop at a toy store in Branson.

[BeadBabe]

One historical icon that still stands at the International Bazaar is the Perfume Factory. Its history goes back being founding in 1969 by Albert Whisnant, later sold to Peter and Patricia Aston in 1976, and since Mr. Aston’s death in 1993, is now ran by Mrs. Aston and daughter Chrisanne, but you can read all about that on their website. In brief, it’s a free standing building that appears to be a replica of an old Bahamian Mansion. Inside, your nose will be delighted with an exotic dance of refreshing delightful fragrances coming from tropical perfumes, lotions, oils and soaps. The friendly staff will be grateful you came and more than happy to escort you throughout the premises for a tour. If you are so inclined, you can sit down before a myriad of essential oils and create your very own fragrance, which you will hand mix and create yourself. For a very reasonable fee, you will leave with 1.5oz of your signature scent and a certificate of registry for your formula. It may sound very kitschy, but I spent my afternoon taking the tour, creating my fragrance and speaking with Chrisanne (daughter of the Astons). No doubt this lovely woman has given this tour hundreds, no thousands of times, but by her demeanor with me, I would have sworn it was one of her first. Her excitement and joy in helping someone understand fragrances was contagious. So I simply had to create my own. Make the time to visit the Perfume Factory. If Chrisanne is there, please tell her that I said hello.

Excerpted from my review: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1518703