Barbados literally means, the Bearded One, and that name comes from the bearded fig tree. Bridgetown is a transit point for many cruisers so you may get an overnight stay. Walking to Bridgetown or the beach are just a stroll from the cruise terminal, with the sea on your right. Take the bridge over the river and find Carlisle Bay behind the Bridge House. It is a free public beach. The Boatyard is a favourite spot and where a lot of the crew meet up. It is, without doubt, a beautiful island and we often extend our stay there, either before or after the cruise.
For those wishing to see Turtles, we have done this from a number of beaches, but guests tell us this can be done from the Bridgetown Beaches, like Browne’s beach in Carlisle Bay.
Take a look at the possible things to do
Enjoy this wonderful island – and you can get anywhere by public bus as Jean shows you.
The development of a city tour, is one you might find interesting if not a beach lover.
The museum offers the following displays and features:
- A natural history display that describes the coral structure of Barbados.
- Artefacts of the Amerindians, the early inhabitants of the Caribbean islands.
- Children’s Gallery ‘Yesterday’s Children’ which provides an exciting and educational journey back into history.
- Furnishings of an eighteenth-century plantation house.
- A collection of rare historical maps of the island.
- A reference library which is available for research on the island’s history and genealogy.
Here are some of the organised tours you might be offered, they do suggest that all there is to be seen in Bridgetown can be done in 1.5 hours. We agree. You will be back on the ship, on a beach or venturing out.
- A Walk around Bridgetown – 1.5 hours
- The Atlantis Submarine Experience – 2.5 hours
- Bajan Floorshow and Dinner – – 3 hours
- Barbados Beach Break – 3.5 hours (it is normally a beach near the hotel we suggested above).
- Barbados Golf Club – 6 hours (6,900 yard coarse)
- Barbados In Focus Photography Tour – 4-hour tour
- Barbados Mystery Tour – 4-hour tour
- Beach Hop Island Style – 4-hour tour on the yellow school bus with local music.
- Best of Barbados – 4 hours
- Coast to Coast – 3.5 hours
- Cat Caribe and Turtles – 5 hours
- Mount Gay Rum and Blackwood’s Screw Dock – 3 hours
- Concorde Experience and Island – 4.5 hours
- Farewell to Barbados – 3.5 hours (this is normally the pre-fly home tour)
- Sunset and Champagne Cruise – 2.5 hours
