Barbados

KeithnRita · October 15, 2007

Bridgetown, Barbados is a new port for us on our upcoming New Year cruise on the Constellation. We will be in port on Jan 2 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Is there any "must see" places of interest on the island? Our only plans so far is to shop for a door magnet and maybe other souvenirs.

CanadianCruiser · October 15, 2007

Hey I was here on the ssame cruise as the stop in St. Lucia...

The island is far to large to see all in one day....

There is some decent shopping right at the pier... and downtown is a quick cab ride from the port.

I used a taxi for a quick island tour..

Not nearly as interesting as St. Lucia nor as beautiful.....

Gregswife · October 15, 2007

I personally did not care for Barbados. We took a cab into town, and it was a van full of cruise passengers. We asked to be taken to the shopping area, but where he took us had absolutely no "touristy" type shops. We actually ended up getting our souvenirs back at the pier. I wish we had gotten out and seen more of the island but it was raining pretty hard...

sailingrose · October 15, 2007

We hired a cab driver and drove all over the island. We stopped at one of the beaches and did the caves. I really liked this island. Shopping by the pier was probably the best stop as Cheryl says.

Joanandjoe · October 15, 2007

We had a wondefrful tour of the island from Glory tours, going to a botanical garden, a local restaurant, a plantation, and other nice places. We wanted to see the synagogue, so she added it to our tour: they're very accommodating. Other tours include sailing, snorkeling, beaches, and/or diving. If you can't find their URL, send us a message, and we'll but you in touch with Gloria, the manager of the tour company. A great value, and a lovely island once you get away from the tourist areas.

Almost all islands are ugly if all you do is take a cab and go downtown; but almost all are lovely in many places. Dominica was one of the few exceptions to this rule: it's lovely all over. Barbados is pretty nice too, with the exception of Bridgetown.