CruisingCleo Posted November 11, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) We will be on the Riviera for the transatlantic leaving Miami on March 22. The first stop will be Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahama’s. Does anybody have experience with a stop there? Is it nice? How are the restaurants and the bars? We saw a video where the food did not look appetizing at all. Would it be a good idea to just go to the beach for a few hours and then return to the ship? We just want to have a relaxing day, so are not planning any excursions. Edited November 11, 2022 by CruisingCleo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted November 11, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 11, 2022 AFAIK it is NCL's private island all about the beach & water sports so you could just go to the beach check the restaurants then decide if you want to tender back to the ship 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted November 11, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, LHT28 said: AFAIK it is NCL's private island Correct 1 hour ago, LHT28 said: all about the beach & water sports so you could just go to the beach check the restaurants then decide if you want to tender back to the ship That's what we do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesimapirate Posted November 11, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Do they set up it any differently for Oceania then NCL? We've been there on NCL (before they built some of the villas). We weren't impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted November 11, 2022 #5 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Oceania culinary staff typically do a lunch BBQ on the island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingCleo Posted November 11, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted November 11, 2022 48 minutes ago, AMHuntFerry said: Oceania culinary staff typically do a lunch BBQ on the island. Now that sounds quite nice. Much better than what we saw on this video: https://youtu.be/jPksFpQsEIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted November 11, 2022 #7 Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) Tendering was not available last December due to wind, so I can't give first hand experience. We are not into the private island experience or sunning on a beach, so had booked a kayaking shorex in hopes of spotting some sealife. If you are a "wanderer", you can walk to a lighthouse (not the one with the zipline) and old cemetery. I can't post the link to the site where I found great info, but if you google "Unusual things to do on Great Stirrup Cay" you should get a hit. Edited November 11, 2022 by AMHuntFerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted November 12, 2022 #8 Share Posted November 12, 2022 17 hours ago, AMHuntFerry said: Tendering was not available last December due to wind, so I can't give first hand experience. We are not into the private island experience or sunning on a beach, so had booked a kayaking shorex in hopes of spotting some sealife. ... Were you on the 12/13-23/21 W. Caribbean cruise on Riviera? The last stop was here but we couldn't tender. But we did tender at Harvest Caye in Belize, another NCL private island. With the zip line over the water in front of the beach. Wife and I spent the day at the beach, getting there early to find the perfect spot in the shade. We didn't eat there. Did look at the shops and stores and places to see. Not a whole heck of a lot. So, we spent 95% of our time in the water or on the sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted November 12, 2022 #9 Share Posted November 12, 2022 3 hours ago, MEFIowa said: Were you on the 12/13-23/21 W. Caribbean cruise on Riviera? The last stop was here but we couldn't tender. But we did tender at Harvest Caye in Belize, another NCL private island. With the zip line over the water in front of the beach. Wife and I spent the day at the beach, getting there early to find the perfect spot in the shade. We didn't eat there. Did look at the shops and stores and places to see. Not a whole heck of a lot. So, we spent 95% of our time in the water or on the sand. yessirree! We liked walking through the (shady!) animal display on Harvest Caye. I'm always leery of live-animal displays since they can be exploiting the wildlife; I don't know where on the conservation-exploitation spectrum this display lies, but the enclosures seemed well done (e.g., large and faux-natural environment). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted November 13, 2022 #10 Share Posted November 13, 2022 5 hours ago, AMHuntFerry said: yessirree! We liked walking through the (shady!) animal display on Harvest Caye. ... Lots of blue morpho butterflies in the one display. My wife freaked out when she almost ran into the lizard, who was outside his display. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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