New fees to visit Bahamas

[Black Panther 1,816]

Increased Cruising Permit Fees - Bahamas’ New Rules Take Effect July 1 - Southern Boating https://share.google/TCJcKPUxKN1EGz9tt

[ex Elly 276]

$2500. How do they collect if you don't go ashore?

 

[aardvarkash10 1,159]

Damn.  Aaah well.  That's my Bahamas plans shelved.  I guess it Barrier again instead.

[Psyche 899]

Aimed at the US market, I guess if you're a Floridian the Bahamas are like Gt Barrier is to Aucklanders. I bet the Barrier economy would love a visiting boat fee so lets not give them ideas

[Black Panther 1,816]

Again, anyone who has the desire to go offshore cruising,  go now as the window is closing rapidly. 

[Zozza 372]

On 27/06/2025 at 7:48 AM, aardvarkash10 said:

Damn.  Aaah well.  That's my Bahamas plans shelved.  I guess it Barrier again instead.

Speaking of the Barrier I just sailed there...via Youtube on my incredibly unpopular channel. 

(The real sail was over 2 years ago - I just found the footage while scrolling through my back up files this morning, so made a video)
Apologies for Fred Drift.

Looks like I will need breast augmentation, laser hair removal, wig, and transition drugs if I ever hope to fund my sailing trip to the Bahamas or anywhere else in the world beyond Cape Reinga the way it is going. BP is right.

 

[Frank 217]

On 27/06/2025 at 8:52 AM, Black Panther said:

Again, anyone who has the desire to go offshore cruising,  go now as the window is closing rapidly. 

How so ?

[Zozza 372]

1 hour ago, Frank said:

How so ?

I think he is referring to cruising permits and other fees - price is going up up up.

[Black Panther 1,816]

Increasing costs, Increasing bureaucracy ( its almost impossible to anchor in Florida now). And the character or the cruising fleet is very different now.