6.9kWalk off your ship and be in the water with the pigs before your morning coffee wears off. Independent boats leave from docks a 2- to 5-minute walk from the cruise port gates, run 2 to 4 hours, and get you back with buffer before all-aboard. Pick your pig swim and book it now.
pigs come ashore only when boats arrive
Three kinds of trip run out to the pigs near Nassau: quick express outings of two to three hours, half-day boat tours that add snorkeling and turtles, and beach club days where lunch and loungers wait ashore. The deciding difference is time. Port calls of seven to nine hours comfortably fit a half-day trip on Rose Island, while the original Exuma herd sits too far away to reach and return in one day.
You want to hit three islands in one goNassau: 3 Islands Tour, Snorkel, Pig Beach, Turtles & LunchA four-hour speedboat run visits Athol Island pigs, Pearl Island reefs, and the sea turtles of Green Cay, with lunch and rum punch on Rose Island.From $115 
You want a calmer day with a beach clubNassau: Pigs, Snorkel, Turtles, Lunch, Private Beach ClubAfter snorkeling a reef with hundreds of fish species, you unwind at a private beach club with unlimited soft drinks, a light lunch, and a turtle sanctuary.From $125 
You want a shorter day on the waterNassau: Swimming with Pigs, Snorkeling, and Sightseeing TourA three-hour outing meets the pigs, snorkels a coral reef, and sails past the waterfront homes of Paradise Island, all in one morning or afternoon.From $150 
You want lunch on the sand by the pigsNassau: Swimming Pigs and Private Beach Club Trip with LunchA 30-minute boat ride to Rose Island brings you to a private beach with a freshly prepared Bahamian lunch, beach chairs, and paddleboards.From $139 wait for a 10:30 am or later departure to skip the morning gangway crush
Answer a few quick questions and the finder lines up the pig tour that matches your ship's schedule.
Your best matchPopular with families with kids or teens. You get three island stops, turtle watching and lunch in one four-hour outing.
Covers the most ground: pigs on Athol Island, snorkeling, turtles at Green Cay and lunch on Rose Island.
Your best matchA favorite with couples, friends and families with kids or teens. Fits a short port window and still gets you to the pigs.
The pigs take center stage, with a Pearl Island beach stop, and you are back within three hours.
Your best matchMost often booked by families with kids or teens. Snorkeling, turtles and a private beach club round out the pig stop.
Adds a turtle sanctuary and a private beach club on the quiet east end of Rose Island.
Your best matchDrawn to by families with kids or teens. The simple water taxi format keeps things easy for all ages.
The most basic option: boat transfer, pig entry fee and guide, so you pay only for the encounter itself.
Your best matchFamilies with kids or teens book it most. Two lengths let you match the tour to your hours ashore.
Includes cruise port pickup and a catamaran with beach games, kayaks and paddleboards at the beach club.
Your best matchCouples pick this one, and 96% of them gave it 4 or 5 stars. A two-hour run with uncrowded boats and drinks on board.
Runs the shortest at two hours and keeps boats uncrowded, with unlimited drinks included.
Your best matchSuited to families with kids or teens who want the fuller three-island day with snorkeling and lunch.
Rides through the Atlantis Tunnel on the way to three islands, with snacks, drinks and a GoPro on request.
Your best matchA hit with families with kids or teens, and 93% of them gave it 4 or 5 stars. Rose Island pigs plus a Bahamian lunch on the beach.
A 30-minute crossing to Rose Island, fees and taxes included, with paddleboards and snorkel gear to use.
Your best matchBuilt for cruise guests on a tight schedule, with pig feeding and a Pearl Island stop in about three hours.
Gives you pig feed to hand out yourself and time to meet, feed and swim on both Pearl and Athol Island.
Nassau: 3 Islands Tour, Snorkel, Pig Beach, Turtles & LunchFrom $115 /personSwimming Pigs Express Tour, 2 Islands, Under 3 HoursFrom $63 /personNassau: Pigs, Snorkel, Turtles, Lunch, Private Beach ClubFrom $125 /personNassau: Swimming Pigs of Rose Island Water TaxiFrom $89 /personNassau: Swimming Pigs and Snorkel Tour w/ Lunch & Beach ClubFrom $119 /personFrom Nassau: Swim with Pigs SafariFrom $154 /personNassau: Rose 3-Island Tour with Snorkeling and LunchFrom $175 /personNassau: Swimming Pigs and Private Beach Club Trip with LunchFrom $139 /personNassau: Swimming Pigs Express, Meet & Feed the Famous PigsFrom $90 /personBook a morning tour early in your port day and cancel up to 24 hours ahead, since operators give a full refund or a reschedule when weather cancels a run.
pigs come ashore in timed 15-30 min sessions
The lowest starting price on this page, and it fits in under 3 hours with a 25-minute boat ride to the pigs. Rated 4.1 by 262 travelers.
The most-reviewed tour here, 517 bookings at 4.5, and it picks you up at the cruise port with a 2.5-hour express option.
A 4.7 rating from 79 travelers, with a 30-minute boat ride to Rose Island, a private beach club and a Bahamian lunch on the sand.
Built for cruise guests: a 3-hour round trip from Nassau to Pig Beach on Athol Island plus a stop at Pearl Island, rated 4.1.
pigs hit the beach in timed 15-min slots
The pigs are the reason you book, and the water delivers them early.
A catamaran leaves the harbor and runs about 25 minutes to Athol Island, where you stand in knee- to hip-deep water feeding the pigs from skewers while the crew takes photos and shares them later by AirDrop or email. Some visitors get to hold and bottle-feed piglets on the sand.
After the pig session, the day keeps giving: a snorkel stop on a coral reef, lunch, rum punch, and beach games, kayaks and paddleboards at a private beach club. The whole trip runs 2.5 to 4 hours, so a morning departure usually puts you back at the pier with hours to spare before all aboard.
morning boats, hungrier pigs
Green marks the lowest price. Prices per person.
crew holds boats for late ships
So much fun! Our whole group would do it again.
What a fun day! Mansa Bay is perfect for swimming and wading. The pigs were so cute and gentle, we even held a baby pig for photos!
One of my favorite excursions ever! Keenan and his assistant were amazing and professional.
Booked outside our cruise line, clear directions, just a 10-15 minute walk from the dock. The pigs were hilarious, each with their own personality.
Amazing tour start to finish! Swimming with turtles, snorkeling, lunch (great burger), and feeding the pigs.
Brilliant day, Rose Island, Green Cay, and Pear Island, 10-2 pm with plenty of chill time back for the resort. Lunch was great.
Super event! The ride to Rose Island was pleasant and our guide pointed out villas along the way.
Most reviewers praise the crew, saying the guides kept everyone safe, entertained and laughing all day.
Many travelers did not expect to hold a baby pig, and several call that photo the highlight of the day.
Several reviewers wished they had more beach time, saying the hour and a half on the island went by fast.
sells out 2-4 weeks ahead in winter
Write down your ship's all-aboard time before you open any booking page. Independent tours run fixed trips of 2 to 4 hours and do not build in a buffer, so leave at least 1 to 1.5 hours between the tour's return and your deadline.
Choose a slot of 10:30 am or later when you can. On heavy multi-ship mornings, roughly 10,000 passengers pour onto Bay Street before 9 am, and the first gangway and customs wave clears by late morning.
Compare the durations listed on the card: express trips run about 2.5 to 3 hours, half-day trips about 4 hours. Some options include cruise port pickup and some meet at the dock, so check which one the option you select uses.
Complete the booking and watch for the operator's confirmation with your meeting instructions. Most tours let you cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund, and many require you to sign a waiver before boarding.
Most downtown departures sit a short walk from the terminal gates: along Woodes Rogers Walk about a minute outside the gates, by the Señor Frog's waterfront booths about 4 minutes west, or at Elizabeth on Bay about 5 minutes east.
morning pigs swim out hungry, afternoon pigs nap
Pick a departure of 10:30 am or later. On mornings when several ships dock at once, around 10,000 passengers pour onto Bay Street before 9 am and the gangways and customs desks back up. By late morning the first wave has cleared and you walk straight off.
All-aboard deadlines run on ship time, while local operators quote schedules in Nassau's Eastern Standard Time. Ships sailing from Central time ports stay an hour behind Nassau all year. Convert every time to the same basis before you book, and keep your phone from silently switching to local time.
Independent boats typically cap at 7 to 14 passengers on center-console or shaded powerboats. Cruise-line excursions send 40 to 50 people out on shared catamarans and ferries, so booking locally often means a smaller boat and more attention.
Tour prices generally leave out gratuities. A tip of 10 to 15 percent of the tour cost is standard for the captain and crew, or around 5 to 10 per person on group boats, paid in cash at the end. US and Bahamian dollars work equally.
Every tour here lets you cancel up to 24 hours ahead for a full refund. If wind or sea conditions force an operator to cancel the crossing, you get your money back or a rescheduled spot, so a rough weather day costs you nothing.
Walking out of the port through the market exits takes no paperwork. Coming back, you show your cruise SeaPass card at the terminal security desk to re-board. Some tours also ask you to sign a liability waiver before boarding the boat.
Speedboat tours list pregnant women among those not suitable, and some also exclude people with heart problems, epilepsy, or back or mobility conditions. A few tours bar children under 3, so check the age rules for your chosen departure before you book.
A short list, since boats supply the rest:
Most tours board within a short walk of the terminal gates: Woodes Rogers Walk sits about 2 minutes from the exit, and booths near the Señor Frog's waterfront or Elizabeth on Bay along East Bay Street take about 5 minutes on foot. A few departures use marinas further out that need a short taxi ride, so read the meeting details before you book.
Independent operators run fixed 2- to 4-hour trips and do not build a cushion for your ship. You carry the timing yourself: plan at least 1 to 1.5 hours between the tour's return and your all-aboard call, plus the walk back through the terminal.
The pigs come to the shallows in structured sessions of roughly 20 to 30 minutes, and the rest of a Rose Island day goes to the beach club, lunch, and swimming. You stand in knee- to hip-deep water to feed them, so you never need swimming skills.
snorkel stops drop past 15 knots of wind
The pig beach closest to the Nassau cruise port sits about 6 miles away, a 20- to 25-minute boat ride. What is left open is the timing: which boat fits your docking window, and how much buffer you need before all-aboard.
Book 2 to 4 weeks ahead for winter and spring sailings, because that is when the boats sell out.
Walk to the docks: Woodes Rodgers Walk sits 2 minutes from the terminal gates.
Leave a full hour between your return and all-aboard, and keep your phone set to ship time.
A pig's snout breaks the turquoise surface a boat-length away, paddling hard, ears held high. Twenty minutes earlier that animal was standing under a palm on Rose Island, waiting for the engines it has learned to follow.
For a cruise passenger with half a day, this is the version of the pig swim that actually works.
The honest arithmetic goes like this. On the four-hour Rose Island trips, pig time runs anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes depending on the day's schedule; the Pearl Island express session holds a steadier 20 to 30 minutes.
The rest of the outing is the boat ride, the beach and the lunch. The trip earns its slot if you want the whole island morning, and it disappoints anyone who books it for the pigs alone.
The independent boats out of the harbor sweeten that deal. Chairs on the sand and drinks included, and a crew member happy to shoot photos on your own phone.
That last part matters more than it sounds. Some ship-desk excursions bar personal phones in the water and sell photo downloads instead, with photo packages adding a hefty fee for ten digital images. The local boats mostly work the other way around.
Booked outside our cruise line, clear directions, just a 10-15 minute walk from the dock. The pigs were hilarious, each with their own personality.
Book that way and the photos cost nothing extra, and the drinks pour without a tab running. The only cash you hand over on the water is a tip for the crew.
Woodes Rodgers Walk runs along the waterfront 2 minutes from the cruise terminal gates, and this is where most express boats muster. Other walkable boarding spots sit by the Señor Frog's waterfront booths or at Elizabeth on Bay on East Bay Street, each about a five-minute walk. No taxi, no shuttle, no waiting.
Book the Nassau: Swimming Pigs Express, Meet & Feed the Famous Pigs and the day looks like this: off the ship, five minutes to the dock, a 20- to 30-minute run across sheltered harbor water to Pearl Island, then the pigs.
The pig session itself lasts 20 to 30 minutes in the shallows, wading at knee to hip depth while the animals paddle out to greet the boat.
The rest of the island stay is yours. On a Rose Island trip that means roughly two and a half hours of beach club, swimming and lunch before the boat turns back toward the harbor.
Add it up and the whole outing fits inside a standard port call, with room left for a stroll down Bay Street before the gangway.
Heavy multi-ship mornings push around 10,000 passengers onto Bay Street before 9 am, and the gangway and customs lines snarl badly in that first rush. A departure at 10:30 am or later sidesteps the whole mess: by late morning the opening wave has cleared and you can walk straight off.
There is a trade on the other end. Morning boats between 8 and 9:30 am catch the pigs at their liveliest, hungry and eager to swim out to the hulls, in cleaner water before the day's visits churn the shallows.
By early afternoon the animals have been fed full and prefer lounging in the shade to swimming, though late afternoons sometimes bring fewer boats once the midday crowds thin.
Season matters too. From December through April, especially March and April, the boats sell out 2 to 4 weeks in advance, and spring break dates can go 4 to 6 weeks ahead. Winter also brings cold fronts that stir chop and cool the water to around 74 to 77°F, its annual low.
March is the peak season for tours, pairing warm 26°C air with ocean temperatures around 24°C (75°F).
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July: 5 out of 5 for water temperature. 29.5°C (85.1°F)
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August has steady bookings with Nassau's warmest waters reaching over 30°C (86°F) and occasional rain.
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October remains quiet on tours as waters begin cooling to 28.5°C (83°F) with occasional autumn wind.
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June brings lower crowds and warmer 28°C (83°F) waters alongside more frequent afternoon showers.
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The takeaway is simple: pick a late-morning slot, and in the winter months lock it in well before you sail.
The famous herd you have seen in photos lives at Big Major Cay in the Exuma Cays, roughly 82 to 89 miles southeast of Nassau.
Speedboats need 1 to 3 hours each way across open water to reach it, and round-trip tours run 8 to 9 hours, out by 8 am and back between 4:30 pm and 5 pm.
A standard Nassau port call lasts 7 to 9 hours, with all-aboard falling 30 to 90 minutes before sailing. The numbers never meet, which is why several operators simply refuse cruise passengers on Exuma day trips.
The only ways to manage it are a long full-day port stay, or flying: a short hop from Nassau to Staniel Cay, then a brief boat ride to the cay itself.
The pleasant surprise is that the local answer is a good one in its own right.
Rose Island lies 3 to 8 nautical miles out, a 15- to 30-minute ride each way, and delivers pigs, snorkeling and a beach in a half day. You lose the dramatic Exuma scenery. You keep the animals, the water and your ship.
Three shapes of trip run out of the harbor, and the one you pick decides your afternoon. Express tours head to Athol Island, about 25 minutes each way, and finish in 2 to 3 hours round-trip, which suits the tightest port windows.
Rose Island outings run 4 hours or more, with the pig encounter plus a beach club, lunch or snorkeling folded in. Multi-island combos string three stops together, pigs, reefs and turtles at Green Cay, where green sea turtles graze the seagrass beds.
Boats differ as much as routes. Independent trips cap groups at roughly 7 to 14 passengers on powerboats or mid-size shaded vessels, while ship-sold excursions load 40 to 50 aboard shared catamarans and ferries. The small boats move faster and get you in the water sooner.
If the pigs are only part of the day, check what comes bundled. Pearl Island's ferry visit throws in lunch, two beaches, kayaks, paddleboards, a water trampoline and its lighthouse, with lockers extra and the Aqua Park a separate fee.
On some Sun Cay itineraries the pig time stretches toward 40 minutes. Match the bundle to the hours your ship gives you, and book that.
Everything the express tours need sits inside a five-minute walk of the terminal gates.
The Prince George Wharf water taxi dock is right there, Woodes Rodgers Walk is 2 minutes or 200 meters out, and the Señor Frog's waterfront booths and Elizabeth on Bay each take about 5 minutes along flat, easy streets. You step off the ship and keep walking.
Only the farther marinas break the rule. Bayshore Marina and the ferry terminal across the harbor sit more than 30 minutes away on foot, so those departures need a short taxi or a water taxi hop. Most pig boats out of Nassau do not require that detour.
Re-entry is the easy part. Walking out draws no ceremony, and getting back in takes only your cruise SeaPass card at the terminal security desk. Keep it in a pocket where you can reach it.
Independent operators run fixed trips of 2 to 4 hours and build no buffer for your ship. That job falls to you, and the working number most cruisers settle on is a full hour between the boat's return and all-aboard, enough to absorb harbor congestion and the walk back through the terminal.
The quiet trap is the clock itself. Nassau sits in the Eastern time zone, and local operators quote schedules in local time, while ships sail on ship time.
Sail from a Central time port and your ship runs an hour behind Nassau in every season. A phone on roaming flips to local time on its own, and that single shift has cost more than one cruiser their buffer.
Convert their return hour to your ship's clock before you book.
Keep a written note of all-aboard in ship time.
The tour's 3:45 pm return may be 2:45 pm to your ship.
One more check before booking: the Pearl Island five-hour trip returns near 3:30 pm, and the express out of Elizabeth on Bay lands around 3:45 pm. If your all-aboard falls before that, take a shorter boat instead.
The crossing to Rose Island stays sheltered for most of the year, but wind writes the rules. Above 15 knots the open-water stretch turns choppy and operators start dropping the snorkeling stops from the day.
Past 20 knots, or when winter seas build to 6 to 8 feet, crossings get shortened or called off. Cold fronts sweep down from North America every 5 to 10 days between December and March, so a given week can hold one rough day.
The short rides are the ones that survive. The 20- to 30-minute hop to Rose Island stays largely protected while the long Exuma crossings soak and cancel. The local trips are exactly why a port day works in winter.
When a run is canceled for weather or sea conditions, the operator refunds in full or moves you to another day, your choice. Crews also watch the harbor for late ships and will hold a departure if yours docks behind schedule.
| If this happens | What happens then |
|---|---|
| Weather or rough seas cancel the run | Full refund or a rescheduled date. |
| Your ship docks late | The crew holds departure for late arrivals. |
| Wind tops 15 knots | The crossing goes ahead but the snorkeling stop drops. |
That refund rule is the part worth remembering. If a front rolls through on your port day, the money comes back and the risk sits with the weather rather than your wallet.
The encounter happens in ankle- to hip-deep water at the shoreline, standing. The pigs paddle out when the engines go quiet, handlers hand you apple slices on sticks or skewered hot dogs, and a keeper watches how you hold the skewer. Twenty minutes in, the session ends and the animals head back to their paddocks.
Feed with the skewer held out to the side, never food in an open hand. Show raised hands when you walk near, keep your head above water, and leave the piglets alone.
A few of the largest pigs will swim out past the shallows with you, and their hooves and bumps leave marks on bare legs.
The water is a working farm's shoreline. Pigs relieve themselves in the shallows where everyone stands, attendants scoop what floats out with nets, and beach showers let you rinse off afterward.
Skip the water entirely if you have open cuts, and wash your hands before eating. For a healthy adult, the risk sits at about the level of any close animal contact.
They are farm animals that outweigh most adults, bite over food and kick underwater.
The session is a timed wading feed in the shallows; only a few large pigs paddle further out.
Pig waste floats there during the day; rinsing off afterward is part of the routine.
Go in expecting a timed wading feed rather than open-water swimming, and the day still gives you the photo everyone back home asks for.
Pack for hooves and sunshine. Water shoes come first, because the shorelines mix rough rock with heavy pig hooves, and bare feet lose that exchange. Towels stay behind on the boat, so yours rides in your bag.
Wear swimwear under light clothing, with reef-safe sunscreen over it, since Nassau runs 9 to 12 hours of sun a day. A waterproof pouch for phone or camera earns its place by the time the pigs surface beside you.
From December through March the boat breeze bites at 25 to 26°C highs, so a light dry layer earns its spot too.
Bring cash for the crew. Some boats leave gratuities off the fare, and around 10 to 15 percent of the fare for the captain and crew is the custom on group runs. US and Bahamian notes work the same at one to one.
One board gate to know: certain Nassau pig tours require you to sign a waiver before boarding, done at check-in in a minute.
Everything on this list fits in a small day bag that rides beside you on the boat and back onto the ship.
No Bahamas-wide minimum age exists; every operator sets its own, and some bar children under 3 or under 5. A few boats let kids 3 and under ride free. Ask one question before booking: the age cutoff, because it can stop the visit at the dock.
Older kids do well. Rose Island keeps the crossing short and the beach clubs shaded with restrooms, and staff hand out the feed and hold piglets for photos so children never feed unsupervised.
A knee-height toddler stands at eye level with an animal that outweighs them, so hold small children on your hip while the feeding runs, and keep the littlest ones on the sand during the session.
Pregnant travelers come up against a harder line: nearly every operator running pig beach tours out of Nassau excludes them from the speedboat runs. Certain boats also list heart conditions, epilepsy and mobility limits as no-goes. Non-swimmers are fine, since the encounter happens standing in shallow water with life jackets aboard.
The Nassau: Swimming Pigs and Private Beach Club Trip with Lunch fits young families well, a 30-minute ride to Rose Island with lifejackets on board, a private beach, a Bahamian lunch and time to swim at your own pace.
Back by early afternoon, you dock with hours to spend, and the docks are a decent place to spend them. Señor Frog's sits two minutes from the gangway, with Lukka Kairi on the waterfront and Pirate Republic Brewing Co. within five. The Nassau Straw Market lies 300 meters away, a flat 3- to 5-minute walk.
Walk a little farther and the old town opens up: the Queen's Staircase and Fort Fincastle sit inside a 20-minute stroll, with conch salad stalls at Potter's Cay under the bridge on the way.
Junkanoo Beach, a short walk south, gives a clean swim with none of the animals, which suits anyone the pig idea never fully won over. The big water park across the harbor costs far more than the rest of this list and eats port hours too.
Whatever you choose, watch the clock the same way you did on the boat. The stalls and the staircase take minutes; a missed gangway takes the cruise.
Swimming with pigs on a Nassau cruise port day works when you book an independent boat, choose a late-morning departure and hold a full hour of buffer before all-aboard.
The pigs give you 20 to 45 minutes in the shallows; the beach, lunch and boat ride fill out the rest of a half day that ends at the gangway with time in hand.
pigs come out when boats arrive
Short answers to what cruise passengers ask most before booking a pig beach excursion from Nassau.
Nassau2026The nearest pig beaches sit on Athol Island and Rose Island, about 6 miles from the cruise port. The boat ride takes 20 to 25 minutes each way, so most outings fit inside a half day ashore.
A standard port call leaves no room for it. Big Major Cay lies 82 to 89 miles southeast of Nassau, and round-trip boat tours run 8 to 9 hours, usually returning between 4:30 and 5 pm. You would need a long overnight stay in Nassau to make it work.
Several departure points sit within a short walk of the terminal gates: Woodes Rogers Walk is a 2-minute walk, and the waterfront booths by Señor Frog's and Elizabeth on Bay are each about 5 minutes away. Check your tour's meeting point when you book.
Independent tours run fixed trips of 2 to 4 hours and count on you to manage the timing. Plan at least 1 to 1.5 hours between the tour's return and your ship's all-aboard call to absorb harbor congestion and the walk back through the terminal.
For a healthy adult on a reputable excursion, the risk is about the same as any close-contact animal encounter. Keep your head above water near active pigs, avoid swallowing seawater, and rinse off with fresh water afterward, especially if you have any cuts.
On a typical Rose Island excursion, the structured water session lasts 20 to 30 minutes. The remaining 2 to 2.5 hours go to the beach club, swimming, and lunch.
Most encounters happen while standing in ankle- to hip-deep water near the beach. Life jackets are carried on the boats, and only a few large pigs paddle out to deeper water.
There is no single legal minimum age; each operator sets its own rules, and some tours bar children under 3 or under 5. Beach club trips to Rose Island suit young children better than multi-stop speedboats because the crossing is short and shade and restrooms are close by.
When wind or sea conditions force a cancellation, operators provide a full refund or the option to reschedule. High winds above 20 knots routinely shorten or cancel the crossings, so a morning departure gives you a better chance to rebook the same day.
Independent pig tours from Nassau harbor usually cap groups at 7 to 14 passengers on smaller boats. Ship-sponsored excursions run 40 to 50 passengers on large catamarans and ferries shared with other cruise travelers.
Between December and April, pig tours from Nassau typically sell out 2 to 4 weeks in advance. Spring break departures fill even earlier, around 4 to 6 weeks out.
A slot of 10:30 am or later protects you against the morning customs crush, when thousands of passengers exit onto Bay Street before 9 am. By late morning you can walk right off, and the pigs have settled into their day.
pigs come ashore in timed 15-30 min sessions
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the 2.5 hour option fits tight port days
Meet the swimming pigs of Athol Island by catamaran, with cruise port pickup, lunch and rum punch included, and free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
