Bimini Day Trip from Fort Lauderdale

What Is Included

You get round-trip ferry tickets in Economy or Business Class, chosen at booking, and hotel pickup and drop-off. The crossing runs about 2 hours each way on a 600-passenger vessel with a full bar, snacks for sale and a duty free gift shop. A host or greeter speaking English is part of the service.

• Economy or Business Class roundtrip ferry tickets, depending on the option selected
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Host or greeter in English

What Is Not Included

The Day Pass to Resort World Bimini facilities is sold onboard the vessel and is the clearest gap in the ticket. The listing gives the price two ways: $30 additional in one passage and 40 USD purchased on the day in another, so treat it as roughly that range and check onboard. No lunch is listed.

Drinks are not included, the full bar and snacks are for sale. The listing mentions swimming with dolphins or kayaking on the island, and neither is listed as included. Reviewers also report that golf carts on Bimini are cash only.

• Day Pass to Resort World Bimini facilities, sold onboard
• Food and drinks on the ferry and on the island
• Optional activities such as dolphin swims or kayaking
• Gratuities

Extras You May Pay on the Day

Budget for the day pass, a meal in Alice Town or at the resort, and any bar spend on the ferry. For scale, the independent port guide for Bimini puts a taxi from the pier to Alice Town or Radio Beach at about $5 per person and a Resorts World Bimini day pass for non-hotel guests at $40 direct from the resort. None of these figures are part of the $270 ticket.

From Pickup to the Gangway

Hotel pickup is included, but the listing gives no pickup window and does not show its two meeting point addresses. One reviewer was told to meet at 6:30 AM for a 9:00 AM departure, which matches how the Fort Lauderdale ferry terminal works. The independent Baleària guidance for the same port says check-in opens at 6:00 AM and the terminal doors close at 8:00 AM for the 9:00 AM sailing, so an early start is the norm whatever the operator says.

• Pickup at your hotel or a meeting point by option
• Check-in and Customs and Immigration formalities
• 9:00 AM pattern departure, per the terminal's published schedule

The Crossing and the Island Window

The ferry crosses in about 2 hours. The listing states the free time runs from about 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. You can walk or take a short taxi to Alice Town and Radio Beach, ride the Resorts World tram that runs every 10 to 15 minutes to Fisherman's Village and the casino, or buy the onboard day pass for the resort pools and beach.

Return sailings on this route leave Bimini in the evening, 7:00 PM in summer and 6:00 PM from mid-September per the route guide, then 2 hours back and drop-off.

How the Timing Feels

At 18 hours door to door this is longer than most cruise port days, where a Nassau call runs about 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The honest note from verified bookings: reviewers report a one-hour morning delay and a late return. The operator is not responsible for delays caused by weather, the Bahamian Coast Guard or Immigration services.

Build slack into any evening plan and do not book this if you must be somewhere at a fixed hour that night.

Hard Limits from the Listing

Infants under 6 months are not permitted. The trip is wheelchair accessible with foldable wheelchairs only. Everyone travels on a valid passport with re-entry authorization because you clear Customs and Immigration, and citizens of some countries may need a Bahamian entry visa.

Checking the paperwork is solely the customer's responsibility. No swimming ability or fitness level is stated as required.

Practical Dealbreakers

The 18-hour day with an early morning start is the real filter. It sails only on selected dates, so a fixed itinerary may not line up. Cancellation is free only up to 2 days before, not the 24 hours offered on most competing listings, so it suits travellers who commit early.

If you want a shorter day or a Miami Beach departure, look at the Bimini ferry with Miami Beach hotel transfers, or the Bahamas day trip by ferry to Bimini or Grand Bahama which lets you pick the island and cancels up to 24 hours ahead.

What the Ticket Bundles

This listing bundles the ferry with hotel pickup and drop-off and a host or greeter. Nothing in the listing covers snorkel gear or a guide for the island day. If you want a beach day with snorkel gear included, the Paradise Cove beach day pass from Freeport offers that on Grand Bahama for $75.

When a Cheaper Day Is Enough

If your real goal is a beach day, Junkanoo Beach is free to enter and about a 10-minute walk from the Nassau cruise pier, and the Paradise Island water taxi costs about $7 to $10 per person from Nassau. In Miami itself, Bayfront Park is free 365 days a year and the Metromover is free to ride. If Bimini specifically is the goal and you are staying in Miami rather than Fort Lauderdale, the Miami Beach transfer version handles the drive north for you.

See what to do in Nassau on a cruise day or the guide to free day trips from Miami.