🇧🇸 Bahamas

CaribbeanCapital NassauBSDEnglish
Advisory
Level 2
Exercise increased caution · State Dept ↗
as of 2025-03-31
Weather
75°F / 24°C
Clear sky · H 84° L 74°
Currency
BSD
1 per $1
Entry
Requirements
Standing intel: weather, currency & advisory · updated May 28, 2026

What’s moving in Bahamas

17 stories · last 90 days
This week
Cruise — Ocean

Carnival Renames Half Moon Cay to 'Relax Away Half Moon Cay' — Update Client Materials Now

Carnival Cruise Line's flagship Bahamian private destination is now officially branded Relax Away Half Moon Cay. The destination itself is unchanged; this is a…

Jun 8
Cruise — Ocean

NCL Cancels Nine Months of Norwegian Viva Sailings, Pivots Ship to Bahamas Short Runs

Norwegian Cruise Line has automatically cancelled all Norwegian Viva sailings from November 1, 2027 through July 23, 2028 — wiping a Lisbon-to-San Juan…

Jun 8
Cruise — Ocean

Carnival Launches First-Ever President's Cruise February 28, 2027—Suites Already Sold Out at Announcement

Carnival has announced its inaugural President's Cruise: a 6-night Caribbean and Bahamas sailing on Carnival Magic departing Miami February 28, 2027, hosted by…

Jun 5
Cruise — Ocean

Carnival Opens Half Moon Cay Pier — Excel-Class Ships Now Calling

Carnival opened the new pier at Half Moon Cay on June 1, completing an infrastructure overhaul that fundamentally expands which ships can call at the private…

Jun 3
This month
Cruise — Ocean

Half Moon Cay's New Pier Unlocks Excel-Class Ship Calls

Carnival Cruise Line opened the expanded RelaxAway district at Half Moon Cay on June 1, completing a multi-year transformation of its Bahamian private island.…

Jun 2
Cruise — Ocean

Carnival Named in Dual Nassau Lawsuits After Shore Excursion Leaves Guest a Double Amputee

Carnival Corporation faces two lawsuits tied to a May 2025 accident at Pearl Island (Sun Cay) in Nassau that left guest Hannah Smith without both legs after a…

May 31
Cruise — Ocean

Three Carnival Headlines This Week: Data Breach, Nassau Lawsuit, Panorama Timing

Three separate Carnival developments land simultaneously, each requiring a different advisor response. The most urgent: Carnival Corporation has begun notifying…

May 30
Family & Multi-gen

NCL Great Tides Waterpark Opens September 4 at Great Stirrup Cay — Day Passes on Sale Now

Norwegian Cruise Line's Great Tides Waterpark at Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas, has a confirmed opening date of September 4, 2026, and day passes went on sale May…

May 30
Family & Multi-gen

Baha Mar x Colin Cowie: Structured Wedding Menu Lowers the Destination-Wedding Pitch Barrier

Baha Mar (Nassau, Bahamas) and event designer Colin Cowie have launched the Celebration Collection — ten pre-designed, fully customizable destination-wedding…

May 30
Cruise — Ocean

NCL Great Stirrup Cay Waterpark Opens Sept. 4 — Advance Sales Live Now

Norwegian Cruise Line has confirmed September 4 as the opening date for Great Tides waterpark at Great Stirrup Cay, a nearly six-acre facility anchored by a…

May 29
Family & Multi-gen

NCL's Great Tides Waterpark Opens September 4 at Great Stirrup Cay — Cabanas and Day Passes Bookable Now

Norwegian's private Bahamian island adds a 6-acre waterpark timed to Norwegian Luna's inaugural September 4 call. The centerpiece is a 170-foot Tidal Tower with…

May 29
Cruise — Ocean

NCL's Great Tides Waterpark Opens September 4; Day Passes and Cabanas On Sale Today

Norwegian Cruise Line confirmed September 4 as the opening date for the Great Tides Waterpark at Great Stirrup Cay and opened day-pass and cabana sales today.…

May 28
Cruise — Ocean

Allure of the Seas Drops Falmouth Mid-Voyage Over Propulsion Fault

A propulsion system fault — believed to involve an azipod — emerged during the May 24–30 Fort Lauderdale sailing of the 5,718-guest Allure of the Seas, reducing…

May 28
Cruise — Ocean

Carnival Magic Back in Miami Post-Drydock; New MDR Menus Confirmed for Three More Ships

Carnival Magic resumed sailing from PortMiami on May 26 as only the second Fun Ship to carry the new 'From Sea to Shining Sea' bow crest and the first to pair…

May 27
Cruise — Ocean

Allure of the Seas: Active Propulsion Failure and a Second Itinerary Cut in Days

Allure of the Seas entered the week under mechanical stress. A propulsion failure mid-voyage on the current May 24 six-night Caribbean sailing reduced azipod…

May 27
Cruise — Ocean

Second Allure of the Seas Sailing Cut — Jan 10, 2027 Loses Nassau, Drops to 4 Nights

Royal Caribbean has notified guests on the January 10, 2027 Allure of the Seas Miami departure that the sailing is trimmed from five nights to four and Nassau…

May 26
Cruise — Ocean

Camouflage Clothing Is Illegal at Several Caribbean Ports — A Recent Enforcement Incident Proves It

A 12-year-old passenger was escorted back to Carnival Horizon by Jamaican police at Montego Bay for wearing camouflage clothing — a legally prohibited item in…

May 19
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