by jp17
First off I was a little surprised at how long the walk from the ship to the cruise terminal was but when we actually walked it, it really was not that bad at all!! In fact it was enjoyable seeing the tugboats close up and the most beautiful clear blue waters!! There were busses that would drive you over if you preferred not to walk. In the terminal and just outside the building there were some nice little shops & hutts with good quality T-shirts and hats and wraps and dresses! I wish I had spent a little more time here for souvenirs! Anyways our plan was to visit The Boatyard for the day mainly because I had read that your $25 admission included a snorkeling excursion to swim with sea turtles and visit a shipwreck. When I talked to the taxi driver he said that The boatyard was getting full and we shouldn’t go there. I just told him we wanted a beautiful beach that’s quieter and has good snorkeling with potential to see sea turtles. He suggested Payne’s Bay Beach so off we went. It was the most beautiful beach! We rented beach chairs and umbrellas and parked down the way where it was quieter. Absolutely gorgeous! Before long a guy approached me offering a snorkel excursion with sea turtles and stop at a shipwreck for $25! I was all in!! The waters were so warm and blue and clear! And yes- I did swim with the most beautiful we turtle! And saw so many amazing fish. The boat also had a really cool glass bottom section in the middle on the floor so we could see coral reef nd fish all the way there and back! Unlimited rum punch was included too!! It was the best $25 I have ever spent! It only got better. When I got back my husband and I went snorkeling just off shore and there was another sea turtle right there! We swam with him for 10 minutes- he didn’t mind us hanging out with him at all. And then we just swam a little further and to the right and there was incredible coral reefs there with all kinds of fantastic sea life!! The beach was really long and soft sand. We took a nice walk. Bathroom at the beach bar is $1 to use just FYI. Couldn’t have been happier with this beach stop! So glad we didn’t end up going to the Boatyard!!!!
Visited: Apr 21, 2019
by JenHaynes
Love Barbados as my husband's family is from there. Friendly people beautiful beaches. Oistins fish fry on a Friday is a must. Enough food for 2 meals and great music. Very causal street party.
by alannacarol
Great stop! We did the boatyard and highly highly recommend this. Soon as we got off the boat we paid $5 a person for taxi ride here. Once you get there It is $25 a person which includes a welcome drink, beach chair, umbrella, turtle snorkel tour, and a Ship wreck snorkel, water trampolines, and taxi ride back. For the snorkel tour you can bring your own gear or use what they have. No additional cost. This is a short boat ride maybe 5min. You spend roughly a hour doing both tours and the boat ride. They have a restaurant here as well and we had the coconut chicken strips which was AMAZING! We did some shopping within the port as well.
Visited: Feb 10, 2019
by tsetse
We walked 25mins to town from cruise terminal, and Carlisle beach alongside, only 8 dollars for sunbeds on a superb little beach with bar. boat trips on offer too.
by julievillacarlos
My favorite island. The sand was white and the water was so blue. So beautiful
Visited: Mar 06, 2018
by Emmalee192
We did an excursion to the Harrison's Cave Tour that also dropped us off at Pirate Cove Beach after. The cave tour was great and very informative. It was cool to ride through the caves on a tram too. The beach was fantastic too! With our excursion came two chairs, umbrella, and a free drink from the bar so it was def worth it for the money! The beach was beautiful, the sand was soft, the water was clear and blue. There was a bar, food, bathrooms, and some people selling trinkets. No one hounded us to buy anything.
Visited: Apr 22, 2018
by barrydes
Love the Boatyard and the beaches of Barbados.
Visited: Mar 24, 2019
by Albriteythen
Our favorite port. Took the snorkel with turtles, sunken ship, beach excursion. Had a wonderful time. Great crew highly recommend
Visited: Jun 02, 2018
by kobrien
Go sto e the Harrison caves. Very beautiful
Visited: Feb 24, 2018
by Cruiser80748494
Catamaran and sea turtles for an awesome time!
Visited: Jan 21, 2017
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