Barbados on Christmas Day

[strobellayjam]

We will be in Barbados (our first time!) on Christmas Day. I presume the shops will be closed so looking for suggestions on what we could do. We are a family of 6, travelling with my parents who are in their 70s and my DD ages 9 and 12. We usually head to a beach or do an island tour when in port. Is there anything within walking distance from the cruise port?

[PORT ROYAL]

7 hours ago, strobellayjam said:

We will be in Barbados (our first time!) on Christmas Day. I presume the shops will be closed so looking for suggestions on what we could do. We are a family of 6, travelling with my parents who are in their 70s and my DD ages 9 and 12. We usually head to a beach or do an island tour when in port. Is there anything within walking distance from the cruise port?

The Cruise Terminal is on the outskirts of Bridgetown.  

Outside the gates, within walking distance, are a few shops, but possibly closed.  20/25 minute walk away for the able bodied is a beach with beds for rent, which may be open, just follow the herds.  $5 pp in a cab e/w.

 

Or, for that special day, ask if they are taking bookings

https://www.elegancebarbados.com/sailing-excursions-in-barbados/

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2022 by PORT ROYAL

[yellow-submarine]

Is public transportation running with a limited schedule on the 26th December? How about pickUP?

[PORT ROYAL]

Transport Board - Answer to all questions -

Remember the Princess Alice Bus Depot is about a 20/25 minutes walk from ship

CONTACT US

Weymouth, 
Roebuck Street, St. Michael

+1246-535 3500

customerservice@transportboard.com

 

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[strobellayjam]

On 12/8/2022 at 4:23 AM, PORT ROYAL said:

The Cruise Terminal is on the outskirts of Bridgetown.  

Outside the gates, within walking distance, are a few shops, but possibly closed.  20/25 minute walk away for the able bodied is a beach with beds for rent, which may be open, just follow the herds.  $5 pp in a cab e/w.

 

Or, for that special day, ask if they are taking bookings

https://www.elegancebarbados.com/sailing-excursions-in-barbados/

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks 

[strobellayjam]

Any thoughts on the Christmas in the Park festivities at Queen’s Park? We arrive in port at 7AM on Christmas Day. 

[PORT ROYAL]

7 minutes ago, strobellayjam said:

Any thoughts on the Christmas in the Park festivities at Queen’s Park? We arrive in port at 7AM on Christmas Day. 

They will have all the definitive answers to one’s current and future questions.

 

https://barbados.org

 

 

[Fred&Lily]

Carlisle Bay is the best option any day of the year.  Come out of the terminal and ignore all the tour offers. Walk a few hundred yards north, turn right - to the east and cross a bridge. Keep heading east until you see Lobster Alive ads and lots of white sand, cut through anywhere to the beach.

 

If you're lucky, you'll see a blue and white hobby cat and a fellow named Peter looking to take people for a short sail about. Peter does harvest work in Canada most years (just tell him you're a Canadian) so he's very agreeable to negotiating special sail out to the turtles or to go snorkeling.  He usually has a net bag for your personal stuff which he ties to the mast to keep it all dry.