Blackbeard - Questions Backup

[Rob9876]

. . . taxi rates . . .

I hear that taxis can be more expensive, so the 2 of us took the transfers to the Nassau Harbor Club. However, on the way back we arranged for a tour guide to pick us up at our 9 a.m. disembark and give us a quick tour of the Nassau area combined with taking us to the airport.

 

[Landau]

Not to change topics... there are two BB boats? Are they the same layout?

I've sailed both. They are the same layout and almost identical only with a few minor differences. The biggest one I noticed was the beer tap was in a different location on the aft deck.

 

[KathyV]

They used to have 3 boats until the Pirates Lady ran aground about 5 years ago and they are all the same size and layout.

When we did the Blackbeard's cruise years ago, all 3 boats were out that week and my husband and I were on the Sea Explorer. They sailed out of Florida back then not Nassau, and all 3 boats docked in Bimini at the same time and we all had fun together while ashore.

During that week all 3 boats also moored off of a small island in the Bahamas that was being mined for salt by a glass manufacturer. We had a bonfire party on the beach and the workers joined us and provided wood for the fire.

I have a lot of great memories from that trip, including some very good dives - it was our first liveaboard - but not our last!

Correction: I meant to say "a small island in the Bahamas that was being mined for SAND by a glass manufacturer." Duh!