04 · Bahamas · 7 nights
The Exumas Cruise
The Bahamas signature run. Gin-clear water over white sand, cay after uninhabited cay, the swimming pigs of Big Major, and the Thunderball Grotto off Staniel.
Best season · November – June
The Chart
- 01Nassau
- 02Allan's Cay
- 03Warderick Wells
- 04Staniel Cay
- 05Big Major Cay
- 06Compass Cay
- 07Great Guana Cay
Signature Moments
- Swimming pigs at Big Major Cay
- Thunderball Grotto (from the 007 film) off Staniel
- Nurse sharks at Compass Cay marina
- Iguanas on Allan's Cay
Day by Day
- 01Nassau Yacht Haven
Embark · Nassau
- Morning
- Met at Lynden Pindling Intl (NAS). Aboard by 1400.
- Afternoon
- Provisioning complete. Swim off the stern. Afternoon crossing to Highborne Cay.
- Evening
- Dinner aboard at anchor; stargazing — no light pollution.
- 02Allan's Cay
Allan's Cay · Iguana Island
- Morning
- Tender ashore with grapes — the endemic rock iguanas come running (do not feed them by hand; crew has safe protocol).
- Afternoon
- Snorkel the coral heads between the cays. SUP to empty beaches.
- Evening
- Chef's Bahamian night — cracked conch, peas and rice, johnnycake.
- 03North Mooring Field, Warderick Wells
Warderick Wells · Exuma Land & Sea Park
- Morning
- 4-hour run south. Park HQ is here — hike Boo Boo Hill for the signed driftwood trail.
- Afternoon
- Snorkel Amberjack Reef. Crew arranges a permit-fishing guide if that's your thing (catch & release).
- Evening
- Dinner under the stars; bioluminescent dinoflagellates light up the propwash.
- 04Big Major Spot, off Staniel Cay
Staniel Cay · Thunderball Grotto
- Morning
- Morning tide entry to Thunderball Grotto — swim through a roof-pierced coral cave filled with reef fish.
- Afternoon
- Swimming pigs at Big Major (tender in, they swim to you for carrots — crew briefs safely).
- Evening
- Sunset cocktails at Staniel Cay Yacht Club; dinner aboard.
- 05Compass Cay Marina
Compass Cay · Nurse Sharks
- Morning
- Short hop. Dock-in at Compass — the pet nurse sharks (harmless, filter feeders) come to the swim platform.
- Afternoon
- Hike to Rachel's Bubble Bath — a tidal pool behind a natural rock wall, fills and empties with the swell.
- Evening
- Chef's lobster boil on the aft deck.
- 06Great Guana Cay
Great Guana · The Lee
- Morning
- Slow morning. Jetski the Exuma Sound side (open Atlantic). Orca crosses to the Atlantic for a pelagic-fishing drift.
- Afternoon
- Return to the banks for the protected Sound-side anchorage. Snorkel with southern rays.
- Evening
- Private beach bonfire on an uninhabited cay — crew sets up chairs, lanterns, a late supper.
- 07Nassau Yacht Haven
Return to Nassau · Disembark
- Morning
- Full-day run back — smooth at first light.
- Afternoon
- Farewell lunch underway; pack.
- Evening
- Transfer to Lynden Pindling by 1600.
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