Things to do in Bimini?

[jsblbruce]

Silhouette Feb 14 sailing  - it's official.  Grand Cayman has been replaced by a stop in Bimini.  Has anyone been there, and what did you do?  Given our departure is so soon, Celebrity has indicated shore excursions will not be available until after boarding.  Nothing really in the forums, as it appears Bimini is a relatively new stop.

[danceswithphones]

This is a list from Carnival but I expect it's close. There's not a lot there. 

https://www.carnival.com/shore-excursions/bimini

[sippican]

There's a nice little beach you can walk to, right over the bridge. 

Honestly, I'd stay onboard and enjoy a nice quiet time by the pool or in the spa.

 

[Beachin2]

Trip advisor shows snorkeling & beaches and a (looks like) funky museum.

[txtechmk]

We spent FOUR LONG DAYS in Bimini.  Hubby won trip in a golf tournament a few years ago.  We will never go back.  There's a decent Hilton there with a casino (where we stayed).  The only restaurants that were there were only open Thursday through Saturday.   !!!!  We had to eat at the bar in the casino on the Wednesday night we were there.  One night we ate at the beach bar, and the flies were horrible.  I had to cover my food with my napkin as I ate.  The water is beautiful there however and I'm sure the snorkeling may be good.

 

It was an experience, the say the least.......I wrote a long trip report on trip advisor on Bimini; I'm sure you can find it.

[danceswithphones]

38 minutes ago, txtechmk said:

It was an experience

We booked a 3 day cruise on Silversea for 2017. A group had chartered the ship for 7 days of what had been a 10 cruise and Silversea cobbled up a 3 day to Bimini as a result. I investigated Bimini as best I could and decided we would be staying on the ship that day. I recall there was a big stink about improving the dock. 

[mafig]

I did some research on Bimini.  My eyes lit up when I saw they had a casino at the Hilton.  "At least I can go there" I thought.  However, further investigation revealed it opens at 6 pm.  

People boat from Florida to Bimini quite often.  They often have boat caravans that go over.  The fishing is supposed to be superb.

Edited February 9, 2022 by mafig

[davy jones]

The are a couple of nice looking beaches there, but they are mostly beach clubs.   Free trams at the dock will take you to them. The tram also stops at a shopping area where you can rent a good cart and explore on your own.  

 

We got off the ship to stretch out legs and look around.  We rode the tram and looked around.  There was nothing there more appealing to us than the ship, so we returned and enjoyed the uncrowded ship.

[jsblbruce]

36 minutes ago, davy jones said:

The are a couple of nice looking beaches there, but they are mostly beach clubs.   Free trams at the dock will take you to them. The tram also stops at a shopping area where you can rent a good cart and explore on your own.  

 

We got off the ship to stretch out legs and look around.  We rode the tram and looked around.  There was nothing there more appealing to us than the ship, so we returned and enjoyed the uncrowded ship.

This is exactly our plan.  Not sure the golf cart is worth $60 for a half day, but at least we get to stretch sea legs and go somewhere new.  Probably a great day to use our Elite "in port" discount in the spa.

 

Thanks everyone for the feedback!

[snowballs mom]

3 hours ago, sippican said:

There's a nice little beach you can walk to, right over the bridge. 

Honestly, I'd stay onboard and enjoy a nice quiet time by the pool or in the spa.

 

I read a review that mentioned this beach - they said it was at the end of the pier and easily accessible. They visited for a brief swim before their ship left. The photo looked nice, so we will probably check it out if our March 4th itinerary changes to Bimini.

[Oceansaway17]

3 hours ago, txtechmk said:

We spent FOUR LONG DAYS in Bimini.  Hubby won trip in a golf tournament a few years ago.  We will never go back.  There's a decent Hilton there with a casino (where we stayed).  The only restaurants that were there were only open Thursday through Saturday.   !!!!  We had to eat at the bar in the casino on the Wednesday night we were there.  One night we ate at the beach bar, and the flies were horrible.  I had to cover my food with my napkin as I ate.  The water is beautiful there however and I'm sure the snorkeling may be good.

 

It was an experience, the say the least.......I wrote a long trip report on trip advisor on Bimini; I'm sure you can find it.

 

it looks like a small island.  Honestly, I never heard of it until Crystal ship started to hide out there.

I guess as some ports turn away ships, they end up a Bimini or Freeport

[DaKahuna]

5 hours ago, davy jones said:

The are a couple of nice looking beaches there, but they are mostly beach clubs.   Free trams at the dock will take you to them. The tram also stops at a shopping area where you can rent a good cart and explore on your own.  

 

We got off the ship to stretch out legs and look around.  We rode the tram and looked around.  There was nothing there more appealing to us than the ship, so we returned and enjoyed the uncrowded ship.

This must be new.  When we stopped there in December the tram went to the two private beach clubs and the public beach and the back to the ship.  We were told it was about an half hour walk from the ship to the public market area where there was shopping. 

[Mr. Click]

"Send my  bail down to Bimini, this town is wearisome..."  

 

[dabear]

The beach at the end of the free tram was nice, but to be comfortable,  we rented a chaise for $40 an umbrella was another $25. There is a large pool & restaurant adjacent to the beach for an additional charge. There is a free beach walking further down but you have to lay on sand. 

[Softball20]

On 2/9/2022 at 9:43 PM, dabear said:

The beach at the end of the free tram was nice, but to be comfortable,  we rented a chaise for $40 an umbrella was another $25. There is a large pool & restaurant adjacent to the beach for an additional charge. There is a free beach walking further down but you have to lay on sand. 

I'm assuming the "additional charge" would be to use the pool or, of course, what one orders to eat/drink.  Is the beach walkable from the ship?

[dabear]

It would be a long walk (est 2 miles?). As previously advised there is a free shuttle at the end of the dock that goes by the Hilton & turns around at the beach. I suggest taking the shuttle going to the beach & if you then choose to walk back you will know how far it is. 

Yes the food & drink is extra. actually the pool guard said we could use the pool for free (if you are wearing wrist bands assuming you paid for chaises except when Virgin ships, which own the complex, are in port. 

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

Hopefully I can convince Cheryl to just stay onboard this coming Sunday. I've been informed that "we're getting off there" (since we've never been). That's not logic I share in this case. We live in Florida already - I'm not interested in "beach stuff"!

 

Tom 

[Mark+Anne]

On 2/9/2022 at 2:38 PM, mafig said:

I did some research on Bimini.  My eyes lit up when I saw they had a casino at the Hilton.  "At least I can go there" I thought.  However, further investigation revealed it opens at 6 pm.  

People boat from Florida to Bimini quite often.  They often have boat caravans that go over.  The fishing is supposed to be superb.

 

Just read on RW Bimini's website that the casino will open at noon if there are cruise ships in port. Might check it out on a port stop in April. Anne

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

1 hour ago, Mark+Anne said:

 

Just read on RW Bimini's website that the casino will open at noon if there are cruise ships in port. Might check it out on a port stop in April. Anne

 

Darn - might have got off the ship if I had known that (to get a chip for my collection).

 

Tom

[islandwoman]

Can you hire a taxi to take you on a tour of the island? 

[KarimaJ]

On our Crystal cruise we took the tram to Bimini One World Resort beach club. Nice pools and blue blue ocean.