Cruise to Port Lacaya, Freeport, in the Grand Bahamas. Anyone been this year? Need info plz!?

Question

I heard the hurricane caused damage and not everything is up and running. How much is there to do while ashore? Are the shopping facilities open-International Bazaar & Market Place?

Most tourist places are expensive, but is it really off the chart expensive? I guess I am what you call a tight wad.........want all the bang I can get for the buck!! Any tips on free or inexpensive things to do/see.

What about taxi's? What are the normal rates?

What hotel or resort did you stay at? Hidden fees if any?

Port taxes?

I know these are a lot of questions, even if you can only answer one would be helpful......TIA

Answer 1

well the hurricanes have damaged most of freeport(thats why i moved to florida)and u can go to the beach or u can walk around port lucaya or u can go swimming with the dolphins, or scuba diving. but the bazaar is fully closed down, so u should not go there.and if u want to be at the beach without a bunch of people u should rent a scooter or something and go east to bishops resturant..they have good food and no one is ever at the beach

and taxis r ore expensive then america because r gas prices r higher.

and right across the street from port lucaya is a beautiful hotel called our lucaya...i dont know about the hidden fees

port taxes..well we dont pay no taxes what so ever.

have fun !!

and u should go to chicken nest in west end and ask for lova and rosey..food is goood

Answer 2

oh i went to freeport about a week ago ... we had so much fun there.. we didnt see any damage from the hurricane everything there is up and running.. there is a flee market where you can get good souveriners ..taxi from the port is 5 dollars per person. I recomend staying at port lacaya , not much at freeport Port. All the resorts in Port lacaya are really nice,, we stayed at the Pelican Bay , this hotel was great. they had free continenta breakfast which was a good start .. and three pools that were very nice.From this hotel you can take a free ferry to tanio beach which is so beautiful. beside the peilcan bay  i also recommend staying at taino beach resort , thier pools are so awesome, you'll have fun there and you can always take the ferry to port lucaya ..its free and only 5 min away ..

food there is quite expensive but being in a islands as a  tourist its well expected. There are many ways of going around this such a having subways for lunch, they have reasonable prices there ..lots of tourist do this to save some money. you can also go the local Market to buy some food and keep it in your frig in the hotel , make sandwish ..its called City Market . Its about 5 min away from port lucaya , you can take a bus or taxi there. Bus ride is about 1 dallor per person.

Lots of things to do in Port Lucaya

the beaches are beautiful with white sand and clear warm waters. we rented jet skis $60 1/2 hour

snorkeling about $20 an hour

you can also walk around the market place at night , there is a live band that plays music every night and its free.

one thing that i really recomend doing is swimming with the dolphins ..its truly an unforgettable moment .

yes the shopping facilities are open at International Bazaar & Market Place..but not much to do there and its like 15 min away from port lacaya ..we didnt go there , it didnt look that intersting but its up to you if you want to take a taxi there.

.. oh yea port fees comming into freeport its 10 dallors person

im sure you'll have lots of fun there , lots to do and the people are very friendly

have a fun trip

ps dont for get to have a bahama mama drink.. its soo good!!

Answer 3

West End got hit the hardest.  International Bazaar is in ruins, but  Port Lucaya is up and running good as new.  Great shopping, restaurants, bars etc.

No more expensive than NYC, LA or any other major US city.

Hotels all have 12 % resort fees, surcharges and mandatory gratuities.. .each one has it's own set of charges.

Taxi's aren't bad.. same as any other resort location.

Answer 4

OH MY GOSH!! Don't even waste your time in Freeport...we took a cruise there and it was awful. We wished we never had gotten off the ship, much less paid to take a taxi!

The taxi's were not too bad, I think they were a little more than we had expected like $10 a person or so but they pack people in like sardines. Port Lacaya was ok...there are places to shop but it's all WAY over priced. I'm like you, I'm tight and I just thought it was such a waste of money to buy the stuff they had at those prices. And everyone and their mom will ask you if you want to get your hair braided. While we were there we asked where all the local people go to do their shopping and they told us they go to the states...

There is a casino at Port Lucaya and it is really nice...I can't remember the name but we went in there for a while. The whole Freeport area has, like you mentioned, sustained a lot of hurricane damage and while you're in the taxi you will see buildings in the distance that look like they are nice hotels...like fairly new and then you will drive by them and see that they are abandoned and completely overgrown..It's actually quite sad.

Not trying to be down about Freeport, but we had heard before we even got off the boat it was a waste of time, and we truly found that out for ourselves.