My wife was on Harbour Island one day when a guy pulled up in a golf cart to ask her directions. It was Mick Jagger. It was not unusual in high season to see Robert DeNiro or James Caan or Tom Hanks or Lenny Kravitz in a restaurant, or any number of international tennis and basketball stars.
You think those high-end visitors would keep coming if they constantly had to elbow their way through hordes of day-trippers from cruise ships? Uh ... no.
Another thing: Whatever dockage fees the cruise ships might pay would be sucked up by D’Aguilar and his political pals and the massive money sponge over in Nassau — *none* of it will be shared with Harbour Island and Eleuthera. Mark my words.
This is one of the stupidest ideas I’ve ever seen, and in the Bahamas that’s a pretty low bar.
Cruise ships would *destroy* Harbour Island — the generational upscale homeowners/visitors who’ve kept that town alive would run for their lives; what you’d have left would be mobs of cheapskate day-tourists who’d overrun the place and spend *nothing* — cruisers are notorious for that. You wanna try to make a living selling trinkets to those low-end hordes? Jeezus. And once Covid is past, that 900 number would be 2-3 times as many.
Clamshell says...
Why send bills? Nobody gonna pay ‘em. It’s the Bahamas — everything but sneakers and cell phones is free! Ev’body know dat!
On INSIGHT: The long road to creating a billing system for hospital
Posted 22 March 2021, 4:59 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Good gawd ... you take that crap seriously? 💤💤💤
On ALICIA WALLACE: Another night to feast on the highs and lows of the Grammys
Posted 17 March 2021, 8:35 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
... yup. It’s hard enough to get people to drive on the correct side of the roadways, let alone in the water.
On Jet skier dies after collision with boat
Posted 16 March 2021, 12:36 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Three people killed in a boat collision off Harbour Island Sunday evening, two others injured and airlifted. ... no story in The Tribune.
On Jet skier dies after collision with boat
Posted 15 March 2021, 6:58 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
My wife was on Harbour Island one day when a guy pulled up in a golf cart to ask her directions. It was Mick Jagger. It was not unusual in high season to see Robert DeNiro or James Caan or Tom Hanks or Lenny Kravitz in a restaurant, or any number of international tennis and basketball stars.
You think those high-end visitors would keep coming if they constantly had to elbow their way through hordes of day-trippers from cruise ships? Uh ... no.
On Harbour Island resorts oppose cruising plans
Posted 15 March 2021, 2:31 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
“Compared to” does not make it upscale. Not by a long shot.
On Harbour Island resorts oppose cruising plans
Posted 15 March 2021, 2:27 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Uh ... ‘scuse me, but $2,000 for 7 days of lodging, food, drinks and entertainment is not “upscale.”
On Harbour Island resorts oppose cruising plans
Posted 15 March 2021, 1:59 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Another thing: Whatever dockage fees the cruise ships might pay would be sucked up by D’Aguilar and his political pals and the massive money sponge over in Nassau — *none* of it will be shared with Harbour Island and Eleuthera. Mark my words.
On Harbour Island resorts oppose cruising plans
Posted 15 March 2021, 12:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
This is one of the stupidest ideas I’ve ever seen, and in the Bahamas that’s a pretty low bar.
Cruise ships would *destroy* Harbour Island — the generational upscale homeowners/visitors who’ve kept that town alive would run for their lives; what you’d have left would be mobs of cheapskate day-tourists who’d overrun the place and spend *nothing* — cruisers are notorious for that. You wanna try to make a living selling trinkets to those low-end hordes? Jeezus. And once Covid is past, that 900 number would be 2-3 times as many.
My God, what could they be thinking?
On Harbour Island resorts oppose cruising plans
Posted 15 March 2021, 11:40 a.m. Suggest removal
Clamshell says...
Well, Thursday is close to Friday, and nobody works on Friday, then come da weekend, so ... gotta wait to next week. It’s da Bahamas, eh?
On PM: Vaccine will be distributed as single doses and one jab per person
Posted 13 March 2021, 1:07 p.m. Suggest removal