Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Port Reviews

My favourite part of the whole trip! Don't miss the beauty, swimming in the blue water is surreal! Whitest of white sand and great margaritas! Bring your sun hat, sun glasses and sun screen!

Very pretty island. Would love to go back and see it after the majority of NCL’s improvements/construction is complete. The tender process was easy - we had our tickets as we booked an excursion ahead of time. Got to the island and we were welcomed and took photos before finding a spot on the beach. Plenty of seating and additional beach loungers farther along the beach if you want extra space. We sat under the palm trees and enjoyed the view of the ship out in the blue water. We swam a bit before going to our Snorkeling & Sand Bar excursion. Excursion: We got on a party boat where we were given the option to use standard mask/snorkels or rent the full face snorkel mask (we brought our own masks). After a quick ride and a few safety instructions we jumped in and set off around a rock/reef area to snorkel. Although the water was a little murky from a quick storm earlier & there wasn’t a ton to see, we enjoyed our time! The hosts were great, feeding the fish to bring more activity to see and diving down to bring starfish up for us to see and hold. After that we got back on the boat and rode a bit out to a sand bar where we sat in floating chairs and sipped drinks (one included, the rest you had to pay for). We had overcast weather but truly enjoyed our time in the water and listening to the jams blasting from the boat. After that we got back on the island and tendered to our ship. Good day!!

if plan to stay on beach all day, BYO snorkel, pop up floats, pop up tent etc - rental can add up. bring water shoes.

Visited: Aug 06, 2016

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Beautiful beaches! I recommend you go around to the Blue Lagoon....is a much quieter and less crowded, yet is only a short walk back to the Straw market and bars.

Visited: Aug 15, 2015

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Get a small cabana! Best excursion!

Visited: Aug 15, 2016

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The best stop! No need to rush to get chairs, there were plenty of them. If the bar seems crowded, just go to another, there are more than you think. Roasted chicken at lunch was very good.

Visited: Jul 25, 2016

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You really don't need to book a shore excursion (unless of course you have some credit for it) because the island is great as well as the food offererd.

Visited: Jul 31, 2015

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This is the cruise private island, we had a blast the last time we went and did the jetski tour (my boyfriend and i). It was a great experience cant wait to now go with out daughter and see how much fun she has !

The island is a decent place to enjoy some sun and stretch your legs from the ship. The first thing you see coming around the bend on the tender is shipping containers and crew back areas. The whole look could be corrected with some trees/shrubs. Many people on the tender were discussing this. Once you "land" at the port you're greeted by friendly faces and a clean entry way. You could tell it was an older island from its design and entire layout. The buffet was probably the BEST meal I had during my cruise. It had a wide variety and thoroughly enjoyed it. They need additional liquor buildings because the only one we saw was swamped and had long lines all day. My review isn't to scare anyone away from the island but to give an honest opinion. My opinion. I'd recommend people to experience this island.

This is NCLs private island, and since the food and drinks were included I gave them 4 stars. It is a nice little island, but pales in comparison to Royal Caribbeans island which is within view of the beach. We had a good time swimming around the bay and the beach was clean but rocky. We did get snorkel equipment and did a little snorkeling but there is not much to see here.

Visited: Nov 30, 2019

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