Discovery Cruise Line

Don’t even waste your 80 bucks. You MIGHT get 2 hrs at a beach in the Bahamas. You’ll for sure get 10 hours of what feels like prison on a dumpy cruise ship by the end of the day. This does not in any way, shape, or form compare to any carnival, etc. cruise line, so don’t be fooled. Food– nasty, Entertainment– way LAME, drinks– super Weak. By the time the ships docks in the bahamas, you go through customs, wait in line for taxi to get to where you want to go, you barely get an 1 ½ hours of beach time. Save your money and find another mode of transportation to the beautiful Bahamas.

Giving this even one star is hard to do. I have traveled Discovery many times but now that they are discontinuing service and selling the ship the service is HORRIBLE. First of all I had all of my documents that they gave me altogether and when I got there I handed it all to them and there were no tickets only the confirmation paperwork. They then proceeded to charge me $ 30 per person to have the ticket reissued which added an additional $ 90 to my trip. Gates close at 4:00 BULL, ship sails at 5:15 BULL. We were still watching taxi’s pull up with loads of people at 5:05. NO FOOD OR DRINKS BEYOND THIS POINT BULL. Peple were not only bringing food and drinks on board (one reason they were late they had to stop to get food to go). Once on board THERE WAS NO BOTTLED WATER, NONE. You asked for water, you got a small glass of tinted water. Food was mediaocre at best. Even if Discovery continued to go to Freeport, I would NEVER take the ship over again. I would highly recommend you pay the extra to fly over in 30 minutes than to give this ship any of your money. Service has been cut back so much it was a total nightmare.

It is what it is. For $ 129, an all you can eat and drink booze cruise to Freeport, 4.5 hours out, 3 hours at a beach resort (very nice beach), 4 hours back, depending on the wind. Out at 8:30, back by 10:30. It had decent entertainment and on board activities, and top shelf liquor included as well. You did not have to tackle a staff member for a drink, they were great. Casino had slots, craps, blackjack, roulette. Food was eh at best and the ship itself was pretty old. It is a GREAT way to find out if cruising is for you — it is a low commitment deal (you can add on a night or two vs the day option). I will say that with the newer cruise ships and major lines you can only go up from here… but it did the job anyway. What better way to say «Hey, let’s go to the Bahamas today!»