| Nassau is known as one of the most popular Ports-of-Call for cruise ships; and consequently many of our guests arrive on cruise ships.
For passengers traveling on Holland America Lines ships - life is very easy. Stuart Cove's is the contracted provider of snorkeling activities in Nassau and you may book your trip at the shore excursion desk.
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| You and your friends arriving cruise line other than HAL, you are able to enjoy all of the snorkeling programs offered by Stuart Cove's. We offer complimentary transfers to and from the cruise ship docks for our guests. If you are a diver, traveling with non-diving companions - you can still enjoy an afternoon of adventure either together - or on separate boats based on your activity choices. Our pick-up and drop off times are the same for all Stuart Cove's activities.. |
| When pre-booking with us as a cruise ship passenger, we need you to find out from your cruise line two important pieces of information: |
| 1. What time do you arrive in port and when can you disembark (get off) the ship? |
| 2. When do you have to be back on board the ship? |
| With this information, we can determine which programs you can join us for. For planning purposes we suggest that you add 30 minutes to your scheduled arrival time to compensate for the time it takes the cruise ship to clear you through immigration prior to allowing disembarkation. That would be the earliest time we can pick you up. |
| For many of our passengers, a typical cruise schedule offers a 7:00 a.m. arrival and a departure between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m.. The 7:00 a.m. arrival makes the morning pick-up difficult to guarantee because if your ship is delayed or you get held up in customs, our bus can not wait. A such, a popular choice is to book an afternoon water adventure and utilize your morning hours exploring the straw markets and historic downtown Nassau. |
| Our "normal" schedule for cruise passengers would be: |
Morning Trips |
Afternoon Trips |
Description |
8:15 a.m. |
12:15 noon |
Meet the Stuart Cove bus in front of the Tourist Information Center. (We ask that you are at the pick-up area 15 minutes early as it is on a public one-way street. As such, our bus can not sit and wait for guests who are not there when the bus pulls up.) |
9:30 a.m. |
1:30 p.m. |
Depart for your trip. |
12:30 p.m. |
4:30 p.m. |
Return from your trip. |
1:00 p.m. |
5:00 p.m. |
First bus departs for drops back at the cruise ship. |
1:50 p.m. |
5:50 p.m. |
Return to Cruise Ship Docks |
est 5:45 p.m. |
Last bus departs |
6:35 p.m. |
Last passengers dropped at cruise ship docks. |
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| The above times are estimates and may be impacted by traffic delays and weather conditions. |
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