ship99 Posted October 7, 2008 #1 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Sailing on the Carnival Victory March 29, 2009, looking for recommendations on how to spend the day. Any special sightseeing? Beaches? Thank you:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jello27 Posted October 9, 2008 #2 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Looking for a tour for our small group in December need some ideas. Heard about swimming with the turtles any recommendations for this one or doing the ship wreck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserssandr Posted October 10, 2008 #3 Share Posted October 10, 2008 We have used Glory Tours twice. First time there were 8 in our tour and the last time it ended up just the two of us. The owner Sarah is great to work with. Visit their web site glorytours.org There are several tours to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnsteph Posted October 10, 2008 #4 Share Posted October 10, 2008 We have been to Barbados on 2 cruises. On our 1st visit, we took a ship-sponsored tour to Harrison's Caves. The caves were truly awesome, with an infinite number of stalactites and stalagmites of all sizes. The ceilings of the caves resembled a cathedral. On our 2nd visit, we took the Sugar Tour. We visited St. Nicholas Abbey, an old sugar cane plantation, with a Dutch gabled-roof great house. On the day we were there, sugar cane was being harvested and crushed into cane juice. We saw the huge antique diesel-powered cane press in action, saw the rum-making process and sampled the aged rum. We also toured the last cane press powered by a windmill that remains on the island. On the way back to the ship, we stopped at the picturesque Bathsheba coast. On the last visit, we were surprised by the extensive development on the island. Everywhere we looked, there seemed to be another housing/resort development. DavidnSteph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jello27 Posted October 10, 2008 #5 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Wow we are somewhat impressed with Glory tour in Barbados and my group have decided to go for the Best of Barbados land and Sea. Has anyone done this? Need some feed back please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneysail Posted October 10, 2008 #6 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Would recommend taking a taxi straight from the port and making your own itinerary, just make sure you arrange the cost per hour beforehand and confirm if it is US$ or Barbados Dollars. The taxis or vans will wait for you at your choosen stops. I would recommend going to Paynes Bay to swim with the turtles, they usually have some glass bottom boats hanging around there that you can join. Then drive along the West Coast to Speightstown, then to St. Nicholas Abbey (Plantation House not open on weekends) - Cherry Tree Hill - East Coast - Andromeda Gardens (Botanical Garden). Best thing to do is check with your driver as to the time frame you have available. This is probably the best way to explore Barbados in a more private manner. Barney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalady Posted October 30, 2008 #7 Share Posted October 30, 2008 virgin, where did you go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted October 31, 2008 #8 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Pics here... http://www.*****.com/scenes.html ..might help you make your mind up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlaf10 Posted November 4, 2008 #9 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Any suggestions for hotels that we can go to for the day? We like the ammenities of a pool, bar and lunch places so we usually find a hotel to buy a day pass for? Any help would be appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jello27 Posted December 1, 2008 #10 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Would recommend taking a taxi straight from the port and making your own itinerary, just make sure you arrange the cost per hour beforehand and confirm if it is US$ or Barbados Dollars. The taxis or vans will wait for you at your choosen stops. I would recommend going to Paynes Bay to swim with the turtles, they usually have some glass bottom boats hanging around there that you can join. Then drive along the West Coast to Speightstown, then to St. Nicholas Abbey (Plantation House not open on weekends) - Cherry Tree Hill - East Coast - Andromeda Gardens (Botanical Garden). Best thing to do is check with your driver as to the time frame you have available. This is probably the best way to explore Barbados in a more private manner.Barney Thank you for the suggestion. We decided to try out Glory Tours after speaking with Sarah. We are all set for Barbados. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inblue Posted December 1, 2008 #11 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Would recommend taking a taxi straight from the port and making your own itinerary, just make sure you arrange the cost per hour beforehand and confirm if it is US$ or Barbados Dollars. The taxis or vans will wait for you at your choosen stops. I would recommend going to Paynes Bay to swim with the turtles, they usually have some glass bottom boats hanging around there that you can join. Then drive along the West Coast to Speightstown, then to St. Nicholas Abbey (Plantation House not open on weekends) - Cherry Tree Hill - East Coast - Andromeda Gardens (Botanical Garden). Best thing to do is check with your driver as to the time frame you have available. This is probably the best way to explore Barbados in a more private manner.Barney what is a good hourly rate? how much have you (or anyone) paid? we want to spend a day on the beach and some good snorkeling on this island so the idea is perfect for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragincajuncruisers Posted December 15, 2008 #12 Share Posted December 15, 2008 http://www.shasacatamarancruises.com/ This was the highlight of our cruise. We did the 5 hour lunch tour and it was worth it. Jason is a wonderful man, he took excellent care of us. We swam with the turtles and snorkeled at a couple reefs. Lunch was delicious. We will do this tour every time we are in Barbados. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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