3 November 2025

Cruises To Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas

Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, NCL's private island. Passengers are tendered ashore on large double-decker tender boats. The island is currently undergoing a makeover, with the construction of a new tender port behind the beach, a new kids’ area, a new straw market and more.

Where do cruise ships dock in Great Stirrup Cay (or tender) @ googlemaps  Great Stirrup Cay Tender Port

Great Stirrup Cay Shore Excursions

Beach doorstep attraction (easy walk or less than 5mile-8km taxi/bus ride from port) Beach Great Stirrup Cay’s major attraction is a beautiful white sandy beach, lapped by crystal clear waters. It’s fairly small though (about 400ft wide), and can get very busy. Snorkeling is a popular activity, and if you venture a little offshore, or around the rocks, there’s lots of aquatic life to see. Facilities on offer at the beach include beach-loungers, umbrellas, restrooms, bars, restaurants, and volleyball courts. The fair-skinned will appreciate the abundance of shade behind the beach, thanks to many large palm trees.

Lighthouse doorstep attraction (easy walk or less than 5mile-8km taxi/bus ride from port) Lighthouse If you would like to see a little more of the island than the beach, there’s a well-trodden trail to Great Stirrup Cay’s lighthouse, about a 2 mile round trip. If you carry on a short distance past the lighthouse, the trail turns south and finishes at a small abandoned pier on the south coast of the island, with fine views over Great Harbor Cay to the south.

Legend doorstep graphic  a shore excursion conveniently close to the port.


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