Nassau Blue Lagoon Island Beach Day Excursion Reviews

Bad weather. Rained all day and it was cold. The water was too cold to swim in. Lunch was messy. Waste of money.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

Good fun, kids had a blast, nothing much to do as such. We still had some time to shop after the excursion and bought several items. In the city, keep an eye on small kids, there can be weird drunk people everywhere, esp in the evening.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

The boat ride over was gorgeous! I would have paid the price of the excursion just for that. We found chairs on the beach and just relaxed and read our book. There is a lunch provided on the island and it was way better than I thought it was going to be. The hamburger had some kind of BBQ sauce on it and it was delicious.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Awesome, super clean beach...choice of hamburger or chicken sandwich w/ fries salad and juice... fried conch $5.00 worth it, $ 30. for bucket of beer worth it. love it

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Tons of stuff for kids to do they have a water play area but it costs money so make sure to bring credit card or cash!! We forgot so there were so many things we could not do! Some of it smelled like sewage not sure if there was just a problem that day. The sand was dirty and water was shallow. Would not go there again but it was ok for one time.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Described in detail, above

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

Love Blue Lagoon Island. The beach is calm and sheltered and safe. Perfect for children. The lunch buffet is good. My only complaint is that there seems to be inconsistent pricing through different cruise lines on the same excursion. We did the Blue lagoon island beach day on RCL in December and my 2-year-old was free of charge (same beach, same ferry, etc.). But on Disney Cruise LIne, we had to pay $55 for him to participate.

Provider: Disney Cruise Line

Blue Lagoon does a good job of keeping you entertained and relaxed.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Overcast all day so that ruined the mood. Beach and lagoon were awesome, could only imagine what it was like if the sun was shinning! Food was decent for what it was. Staff very friendly.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

lay on the beach in the sun, had a couple of overpriced drinks. buffet lunch was ok

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

The only bad weather of the cruise was in Nassau. Staff was honest and told everyone the weather was not going to clear up. 68 and cloudy is still better than back home. Six of us elected to go anyway. We had more time to see the dolphins play and had the place almost to iurselves. The water was warm but I didn;t want to get wet for the ride back as it was windy. Beautiful spot worth seeing.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Lot of fun!

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Island had limited swimming areas and areas where you could swim were shallow. You pay for the beach day but most accessories (inner tubes, the floating play ground, etc) cost extra. There really was not much to do on the island- if you like to lay around in a hammock for several hours you'll enjoy it, but if you want to be doing something then I would look elsewhere. The lunch provided was ok.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

The island had lots to do for kids. We did regret not booking the dolphin encounter, it looked like a lot of fun. Staff at the bar on the island were quite rude and didn't seem to really want to sell any food or drinks. We waited forever and had to actually waves our hands for attention (it wasn't busy). They did have lots of lounge chairs, hammocks and a great waterpark of inflatable stuff to play on.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Late arrival, early departure.... water that was equivalent of sitting in a bathtub

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

We have been to Nassau a bunch of times in the past and were unsure what we wanted to do. When we docked in Nassau it was very windy (20-25 knots) and we wanted to do a beach day. We knew from previous visits that Blue Lagoon was well protected and opted for that. It was very nice and, as we hoped, protected from the winds. It was also pretty dead, but I'm not complaining. The food was decent and the lagoon was okay for swimming. Very shallow. We walked over to the sea lion and dolphin area and really enjoyed watching them play around. It was between shows and there was no one around. They do have an awesome inflatable toy area with slides and an obstacle course too. It was extra $$ but looked really cool.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

I loooooved it!! Walk around to see the dolphins and sea lions. Very worth it!

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

I would have given this shore excursion 5 stars, except it was too short. Our Royal Caribbean ship didn't get into Nassau until approximately 12:30 PM on Christmas Day, so we didn't have enough time to do anything. The boat/ferry ride to Blue Lagoon island is advertised as being 40 minutes long, but it was much closer to 60 minutes at least. The ferry made another stop on the way. Was definitely longer than advertised. We didn't get to Blue Lagoon island until 2pm. Had enough time to eat a quick lunch, swim a little bit, and then had to board the ferry again at 4:30 pm for another 60 minute ride back to the Nassau pier. Basically we spent the same amount of time riding the ferry back and forth than we did on the island. That aside, Blue Lagoon island was beautiful. There was a calm lagoon side which was perfect for young children with water toys, soft beach, and calm shallow water. No sharks! :) The other side was more open-ocean and also had soft sand, nice water to swim. The BBQ lunch was very good with hamburgers, veggie burgers, grilled BBQ chicken (delicious!), fruit, salad, and french fries. TO note, there was lemonade and fruit punch offered, but it was made very clear that you could only have ONE cup and there were no free refills. Of Cool-Aid. LOL. But the staff didn't really care. This was definitely a worthwhile shore excursion. We did not do the Dolphin or Sea Lion enounter, but definitely enjoyed the boat rides (by Oprah Winfrey's estates!) and the lunch. We only wish that we had another couple of hours there on the beach.

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Nice beach, beautiful water, relaxing day on the island. Was never harassed by the locals. Excursion included a lunch (hamburger or Hotdog and Fries). Only complaint about the meal was they provide you with a very small cup of tea, punch or lemonade with no refills allowed and no free water. Had to buy water from the bar or a store on island.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

This place was actually paradise and I would go back in a heartbeat! We were there very early due to our itinerary and I would recommend this. Later in the day and as more ships arrived in Nassau, it became a little more crowded but there was still room for everyone!

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Perfect way to spend a perfectly relaxing day.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Clean beach, tranquil waters. Wonderful slides for kids, tubes & floats for adults. Food was included and was fair - hot dogs, hamburgers, salad, fries, beverage. Alcohol is extra of course. Stayed for about 2 hours and returned. Too hot, not enough shade and uncomfortable with sand in suit. Island staff very pleasant

Provider: Disney Cruise Line

This was a beautiful beach area, well maintained and clean. Friendly people walking around and they were all very nice. The only negative was the lunch provided, the food was OK- burgers, hot dogs, fries, salad and fruit was good but the included beverage was a small cup and no refills. They could have given out waters as part of the beach day or refills at lunch.

Provider: Norwegian Cruise Line

Very nice - worth doing

Provider: Royal Caribbean International

Awesome experience but don't fall for upgrade to all day beach pass. We could have stayed and played and just bought lunch on our own. Inflatables were covered with algae and handles ripped off so not worth the money. Will never forget dolphin encounter it was one of my greatest experiences ever!

Provider: Independent Operator

This excursion was well worth it, we ALL enjoyed ourselves- it was like paradise (if you go, follow the sandy path over the dunes and you will find an untouched paradise). Blue Lagoon was very clean and had good food- burgers, chicken, hot dogs, and veggie burgers. The pina coladas were great too :). My son snorkeled all day long and we didn't want to leave! Hammocks and Palm trees were plentiful, get a shady spot as soon as you get there- they will be taken quick! We also enjoyed the inflatable obstacles, although were hard for my 8yr old to pull himself out of the water onto as the water was deep here (life jackets provided). Once he got up on them, it was thrilling and fun!! This was truly a great island experience. Be aware of your time to return to the ship- they will leave without you!!

Provider: Independent Operator

I was pretty disappointed with this excursion. I think the rainy weather had a lot to do with it. There wasn't much to do at Blue Lagoon if you didn't pay for a dolphin encounter. The tour of some celebrity's houses on the way back was nice.

Provider: Carnival Cruise Lines

Beautiful water. Lots of walking. Glad we did it, but would probably stay on the ship the next time.

Provider: Disney Cruise Line