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

Tendering was quick and easy. Lots of new eateries since I was last here in 2015. Brought my own snorkelling gear as I remembered a very active corral reef from last time. A bit disappointed as all the corral seems to be dead (had that bleached look) and had to swim out further to see the colourful fish. Did also spot 2 stingrays. I also was disappointed that they have closed off Silver Cove and made it into a Private Beach. other than that the food was great and I love that you can use your Beverage pkg on the island as well.

So we were part of a large group so a 2 bedroom villa was rented and we also did an excursion of swimming with pigs! Swimming with pigs: this fills fast, so book early. Bring your phone/camera regardless of what they say. There will be photo opportunities and the day we went they allowed phones on the beach, but of course, I did not bring mine. Also bring water shoes! They also sell shirts, etc. Bring cash and I believe they also take cards. They also serve some canned drinks there. Villa: if you can do this, you must!! This villa was amazing. It had two full bedrooms and bedrooms and baths. Fully stocked with towels and a mini fridge full of water bottles. You also have access to a separate buffet lunch. They have bartenders that come to villas and bring you drinks. The park of our villa had 6 lounges, a tables for 6-8, and a little sofa area. There is a private beach area with little mattress floated so you can just float in the lagoon! It was beautiful! Also your ship card works for drinks and food on the island. Don’t forget cash for the straw market on the island!

Quite wavy, had to wait about an hour before they decided it was ok to take the tender. We were one of first tenders. The island is small, not alot to do. Pretty much just a beach day. They could make due with a pool, for sure. The taco line up was 45 minutes long. Not worth the wait. We ate at the buffet and it was pretty good. No excursion. Just sat on chairs and chilled out. Had a margarita, was very strong. If you want frozen drink make sure you ask. Once off the tender, we went to the far right. Tons of chairs and a bit quieter. They also have a viewing platform to take some cool pics of the ship. And a couple swings too.

We didn’t make it to the island because of rough seas on our scheduled day. :( it looked beautiful though...from the ship. But we got an extra sea day by the pool so that’s the bright side.

Great port with lots of things to do. Barbecue food served which was nice but got mine stolen from the seagulls. Went on a boat excursion looking at all the marine life, throughly enjoyed it. Weather was beautiful, clean white sand would recommend to everyone.

Water was too choppy so we didn't get to go to this island. I really did not like how Norwegian handled it to be honest. This was our only scheduled beach day so it was a real bummer we missed it.

Great place. Only criticism is they should. Have golf carts to assist the handicapped.

Visited: Nov 25, 2017

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we actually ended up going to grand turk due to weather conditions but it was absolutely beautiful there! best island out of the 3!

Visited: Sep 06, 2014

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We were told that our ship ID cards would work for food and drink on the island. they did work. what we weren't told was that the souvenir sellers wanted cash and would not accept ship ID cards. This was a big communications fail. My wife and I did not bring a wallet with us. We had to borrow money from friends.

Visited: Feb 10, 2018

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We rode the wave runners here for the first time, it was an adventure. It would have been better if they had transportation to the water, it was about a 10 minute walk in the sand.

Visited: Sep 01, 2017

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