Barbados Harbour Cruises: the 4 Worth Booking

1.Harbour Lights Beach Extravaganza and Dinner Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 550 reviews · from $119Our pick

Spend about three hours at Harbour Lights Barbados with a barbecue dinner, house drinks, live Caribbean music, dancers, fire eating, steel walkers, and steel pan. You make your own way to the beach club for the 7:00 pm show. Smart-casual dress is expected, and vegetarian meals can be arranged in advance.

“This is a good family night the singer Philip 7 rocks the place he is really good food good an drinks an cocktails good”

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2.Harbour Lights-Chair &Turtle Shipwreck Snorkel Tour(10:30-1:30pm)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 185 reviews · from $39

At Harbour Lights, you get a reserved beach chair and umbrella plus a 45-minute Koopa Troopa boat trip to Carlisle Bay’s shipwreck and turtle sites. Guides such as Elijah and Rasheed are known for patient help in the water. Choose 10:30, 11:30, or 12:30, and plan your transport carefully if arriving from a cruise ship.

“Koopa Troopa boat and 2 staff Elijah and captain whose name begins with T(!) were excellent on the snorkeling boat excursion. Saw the most fish of many of my recent snorkeling excursions, and even saw a few turtles swim with us. The 2 men were helpful in getting our gear to fit, and Elijah even took 2 of us around holding on to a life ring to show us the best areas to see. The beach was very clean, our beach lounge chairs were well made. The food was tasty and below average in price compared to most barbados restaurants. Definitely a value at $35 usd per person!”

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3.Harbour Lights – Beach Chair & Shared Umbrella

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 95 reviews · from $14Best value

Meet the Harbour Lights beach crew on Bay Street, Bridgetown, and settle into a reserved lounger and shared umbrella on Carlisle Bay. You can arrive at a time that suits you, order food and drinks from the beach service, and use the bar, restaurant, restrooms, and showers. Staff members including Derrick and Kevin help with beach service.

“Harbour Lights is the best bargain we have come across. This is a magnificent beach, great for swimming, and so beautiful. Two chairs and umbrella for $24 is a great buy. We tipped the attendant $10 for front row chairs--totally worth it.”

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4.Bridgetown: Wildlife Reserve Tour and Carlisle Bay Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 21 reviews · 6h 30m · from $141

Spend 390 minutes exploring Barbados by air-conditioned vehicle and boat. Watch green monkeys feed at the Barbados Wildlife Reserve, stop at Cherry Tree Hill, Morgan Lewis, and Bathsheba, eat lunch, then snorkel with turtles and visit a shipwreck in Carlisle Bay. Hotel pickup and equipment are included. Cruise ship guests cannot join.

“Winston was our driver and he was excellent. He made sure to get everyone's name and introduce us all to each other as we boarded the bus. He was very knowledgeable about the island as we made our way to the wildlife sanctuary. Now that was awesome. Peacocks, deer, tortoises, snakes etc. The monkey feeding was spectacular, up close and very personal. He took us to the most beautiful locations so we can take pictures, even took our pictures for us. Got lunch. Food was delicious and the rum punch was yummy. Next made our way down to snorkel and the guys on tranquility were hilarious. Mario and the crew…”

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