Trina Moo Posted January 19, 2022 #1 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I am on the Getaway March 6th. I was wondering if anyone made it to Great Stirrup Cay lately? The rules for the Bahamas now say since January 7th you need a Health Visa that cost $50 and a negative covid test no more than 3 days before to go anywhere in the Bahamas. I would like to know if this has hindered anyone making it to the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smplybcause Posted January 19, 2022 #2 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) So far Bahamas has had different rules for cruise ships. But who knows what will happen in 6 weeks. That being said we've had some fronts coming through down here so I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of stops have been abandoned because of weather so you might not get a recent answer. Edited January 19, 2022 by smplybcause 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karaboudjan Posted January 19, 2022 #3 Share Posted January 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Trina Moo said: I am on the Getaway March 6th. I was wondering if anyone made it to Great Stirrup Cay lately? The rules for the Bahamas now say since January 7th you need a Health Visa that cost $50 and a negative covid test no more than 3 days before to go anywhere in the Bahamas. I would like to know if this has hindered anyone making it to the island. I believe that Encore had to skip GSC this week, but it was because of the weather/sea conditions and not COVID. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy_cruiser Posted January 19, 2022 #4 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Encore made it to GSC last week! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mlake09 Posted January 30, 2022 #5 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I’m hoping to bump this thread…we’re going out of NYC on Getaway in a few weeks, and are scheduled to stop in Virginia Beach, Port Canaveral, GSC, and Nassau, and I’m just wondering the likelihood of a stop. We were on the Gem New Years cruise and made GSC, but it seems like many have skipped since then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smplybcause Posted January 30, 2022 #6 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Depends on the weather. It's a tender port so if there's too much wind or the waves are too big then no go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyalchemist Posted January 30, 2022 #7 Share Posted January 30, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 3:16 PM, classy_cruiser said: Encore made it to GSC last week! We made it successfully to GSC on January 14th and here’s the video of Silver Cove….beautiful, highly recommend. Silver Cove, Great Stirrup Cay - Jan 2022https://youtu.be/hzAG_g5X7rU 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classy_cruiser Posted January 30, 2022 #8 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Encore missed GSC yesterday due to bad weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlatFooted Freda Posted January 30, 2022 #9 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Encore was supposed to be there yesterday. We were told canceled due to weather. The weather did turn nasty. Rain, cool and 12 foot seas. They even closed the pool. Would not have wanted to be at GSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mlake09 Posted January 31, 2022 #10 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, limeyalchemist said: We made it successfully to GSC on January 14th and here’s the video of Silver Cove….beautiful, highly recommend. Silver Cove, Great Stirrup Cay - Jan 2022https://youtu.be/hzAG_g5X7rU Wow thank you! I’m glad to have this video and also to know you made it to GSC. I wasn’t sure if the new rules from the Bahamas regarding testing would impact being able to stop or not. Gem left NYC yesterday and pax were told right away that GSC would not happen, even though they weren’t supposed to be there for a few days. I appreciate the feedback! Edited January 31, 2022 by Mlake09 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weltek Posted January 31, 2022 #11 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I'm so frustrated that our last few cruises had to miss GSC due to weather. I haven't been since all the upgrades. Reading this thread to search for a glimmer of hope that my next cruise will make it there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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