Barbados Travel Forum

We are taking a cruise which stops in Barbados....any suggestions for a nice day, where we don't have to be shuffled around by tour guides etc...? Any suggestions on how to best spend our time would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Dawn

Could anyone suggest the cheapest way to get to Barbados from the UK. My daughter is going there in August but has just seen the price of flights!

Hi.We'll travel to Barbados in 2nd half of april. Could anybody suggest:

1-The beach which has the calmest water in Barbados.
2-Is this beach close to town,shopping,restaurants etc..
3-Some hotel names on this beach.

Thank you very much..

Hi. Can anybody inform me about weather conditions in Barbados in 2nd half of april? Any significant change between march and april? I checked expedia,and looks like in 2nd half of april hotel prices are quite cheaper than march. Why so? Weather conditions,or any other suggestion? (in may the prices increase again)

best regards

We are visting Barbados for the first time in December. We have a hotel on the West side of the island and are looking for suggestions for 1) great beaches to visit, secluded or not (any topless?) 2)Fine dining, love great food and wine (also love to go where the locals go)and 3)Night life, we love to go dancing but we are not in our 20's (or 30's for that matter). We have 10 days booked for some sun and fun and want to make the most of it!! What else should we do .. we are not the orgainized tour types.

My wife and I are planning to go to Barbados in Dec and January. Her (Russian) passport expires in April and is not so easy to renew quickly. We would have a return ticket on arrival.

The following places say this is OK:
UK fco site, numerous websites, barbados tourism office, barbados high commission (by phone)

The following places say min 6 months validity required;
numerous websites, virgin airlines, barbados foreign ministry website

By e-mail, the London barbados high commission said that 'ideally' 6 months is required.

So the questions are;
1. would virgin let us on the plane
2. would barbados immigration let us in for up to 28 days as is permitted to Russians without a visa. What does ' ideally' mean?

It looks that we will need to renew the passport to avoid risks to our holiday.

I am a 58 years old widower and I have been trying to find a holiday in Barbados especially in the north near Speighstown. But finding a hotel with a single room is almost impossible. Can anyone advise me how to find single accomodation, preferably a hotel with a swimming pool and near the beach.
Graham

Visiting in December,on a cruiseship.
Contemplating shore excursion with ship or do it off my own back. Could you advise me if this would be easy to arrange and maybe any tips?

Many thanks
Katy

We are leaving for Barbados next week. What is the best way to call the US from Barbados (Cheapest way that is)? My cell phone will not work over there. Also, what is the cheapest way from the airport to Bridgetown/St. Lawrence Gap area?
What is the exchange rate with US? Will they take US dollars?
Has anyone heard how the weather is supposed to be 9/23 - 10/1
I have heard no hurricaine problems in that area.
Thanks :)

Hi

I am travelling to Barbados in September. We will be going to the Maxwell beach area.
I just wanted to know if anyone thought this might be a bad idea due to Ieke and Josephine which are currently circulating. i would want to go all that way to be washed out :(

would you suggest to still go? will these be gone by then?

Thanks
Jo

I have a seven hour layover in Barbados on my way to Guyana in three weeks time. Any recommendations for good guides/travel companies who could show me some of the island while I'm there?

Can anyone recommend a good hotel for just one night in Barbados? I am flying in there to join a cruise the following day.

Have flights booked for 2 - 9 February 2009 and looking for any recommendations anyone might have.

How long will it take by car to drive up the East Coast? Is it an easy or hard drive and what type of car do you recommend?

can anyone advise me of the weather at the moment, the forcasts all say thunder storms but surley they cant be all day, arriving friday any advice on if i need my brolly. x

It will be our first time to Barbados in May! We need advise what to see & do in Barbados. Do we need to rent a car or we could use local buses?
Thank you in advance

We are thinking of travelling to Barbados for Christmas 2008, but see that the rates of most places double. We are looking for nice accommodations that are no more than $350 per night during that time of year. Any suggestions appreciated.

Hello,

I have always wanted to visit the carribean and never been! Barbados has stood out as being beautiful, relaxing and well worth going to.

I have thought about visiting there this summer 08, from the UK for 2 weeks. I have found some reasonable flights and looking into getting a villa, apartment to stay in separately!

Just a few questions:

Whats the weather going to be like? Is it too risky going in August?

Is it very expensive?

Are there lots of things to do?

Also, if anyone knows of any villas/apartments for rent it would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

Steph
Stephanieuk23@aol.com

Just a general question really.........I was wondering how much would one need to live comfortably in Barbados?

i'm heading to barbados in april this year and am wondering where the best place to buy live lobster is.. We'd like to cook it ourselves.. also, what is the average cost for the lobster?

we are leaving the cruiseship at 8am and need to know if there is somewhere we can leave our luggage as our flight isn't until 5.50pm.
many thanks
kim

could someone please advise how much a taxi would cost from bridgetown airport to tropical escape hotel and will it carry 5 passengers, thanks

Hi,

Could anyone provide names of reliable/cheap places to rent scooters and the "right" rate that I should seek.
I will be in Barbados between end of January and start of February and I'd like to rent it for 4/5 days.
I will be staying in the Christ Church (Oistins) area.

Thank you.

nikione

Hi, does anyone know of any cheap flights out of Barbados to South America?

Many thanks

So like, what happened with the earthquake? You guys survive? is the world still turning down there?

ok, your best guess, "How far of a walk is it from the Allamanda Beach Hotel south of Bridgeport to the cruise ship port building in Bridgeport?" Walking for me is not a problem. I have 2 feet that work along with the rest of the body being that I just lost 20 pounds. Anyone? Anyone?

Having google mapped it, it looks really close to me.

Hope someone can help me out here. Cruising the Caribbean in Jan and have a frim idea of which places of interest I want to visit in Barbados. However none of the organised trips either arranged by the cruise line or agencies in Barbados meet my needs. So the query is would I be able to hire a taxi once off the liner, specify where I want to go, agree a price and expect the driver to either wait for me at each destination or pick up at a specified time (paying at the end of the day,of course !!) ??? More to the point, how much would this cost approximately, assuming 6 hours or thereabouts? All advice gratefully received. Thanks, in anticipation. Paul

I am visiting the St James ares of Barbados. Will I have any difficulty finding a cash machine?

I would like to know what the current departure tax is in Barbados. $BBD or US. We are due to re visit in April from the U.K for a wedding. We are getting different advice as to the current charge whereand how it is paid. I look forward to any advice and help
Many thanks in advance for any replies.
Carol

Hi
I'm booked to visit Barbados on 21st November for 2 weeks. I have been keeping an eye on the weather reports lately and they look dreadful, thunderstorms and rain etc. This seems to have been the over-riding pattern now for a few weeks? How bad exactly is the weather at the moment and is there any news/forecast of it improving in the near future? I'm thinking of rescheduling to next year.

Thanks for any help/advice. Sorry to ask about the weather, I know nothing can be guaranteed! I just wanted the general opinion of anyone who is a local.