Ocho Rios: Bamboo Beach Club with Specialty Lunch & Cocktails

4.4 (210 reviews)5 hOcho RiosFood & drinkCulture & historyFits a typical call
Fits your day

Back at the ship by about 1:40 pm, 1 h 50 min before all aboard. That keeps your 1 h safety margin with 50 min to spare.

Safety margin
Ship in portGetting ashore (20 min)Safety margin (1 h)All aboard 3:30 pm
  1. 8:00 am
    Ship docks in Ocho Rios20 min to get off the ship and through the terminal
  2. 8:20 am
    Leave the pierThis tour meets at the pier
  3. 8:30 am
    Earliest tour startTour runs 5 h. Latest sensible start: 9:20 am.
  4. 1:30 pm
    Tour ends10 min back to the pier
  5. 1:40 pm
    Back at the gangway1 h 50 min before all aboard
  6. 3:30 pm
    All aboardGangway closes; the ship won't wait for independent tours

Estimates based on the tour's longest published duration, our researched travel times and typical pier queues. Confirm the departure time on the booking page and keep your watch on ship's time.

Our verdict

This tour fits a typical Ocho Rios call (8:00 am–3:30 pm). It runs 5 h; ashore by 8:20 am, you can start by 8:30 am and be back at the gangway around 1:40 pm — 50 min to spare on top of a 1 h safety margin.

Rule of thumb: it keeps the safety margin as long as all aboard is 2:40 pm or later. Even a short 7:00 am–2:00 pm call works.

The operator picks up at the cruise port (it is on their pickup list), so the trip to the start point is part of the tour. We allow 10 min to walk off and find the pickup; look for the ground-transportation area outside Turtle Bay Pier (main Ocho Rios cruise pier).

Among the 400 Ocho Rios shore excursions we track, this is about average in length (the median runs 4 h); 76% of them fit a typical call.

Computed from the tour's published duration, the distance from the cruise pier to its start point and the typical Ocho Rios call. Adjust your ship's times above to recheck.

About this tour

Enjoy clear blue water and reggae-style hospitality at Bamboo Beach Club! Relax on complimentary beach chairs and soak up the sun. Listen to reggae music, enjoy light entertainment by our staff and hostesses, and watch the bartender’s mixology demonstration as the cocktail of the day is created. Take a swim in the sea, dip your toes in the sand, and enjoy a tasty lunch and cocktails. Hostesses will serve house drinks and lemonade right to your beach chair, along with a tapas lunch, including jerk chicken, jerk sausage, festivals, plantains and more. Time permitting and at discretion of tour guide, there will be a short stop for shopping on the way back to your point of pickup.

Max 150 per group English

What's included

  • Round-trip transportation
  • Light entertainment performed by the beach hostesses and tour guide team
  • 4 course tapas lunch and 3 alcoholic & 3 non-alcoholic house beverages
  • Experienced and certified life guard for your safety
  • Beach Chair
  • Certified tour guide accompanying you from pick-up until final drop-off
  • Entry to Bamboo Beach Club

Itinerary

  1. 1
    Bamboo Beach Club
    Claim your spot in the sun or shade on the beautiful seashore of this exclusive beach, everything you need from one tour, with the click of a button! Relax on a secluded private Caribbean beach in your complimentary beach chair. Take a swim in the cool and calm ocean while the coastal sea breeze tingles your skin. Enjoy light entertainment and a cocktail demonstration by our “Kool Bartenders”. Smiling friendly staff will serve an included tapas-style lunch, along with alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages right to your beach chair.
    3 hAdmission included

Meeting point and getting there

Start point
See booking page
From the cruise pier
Meets at the pier
Allow 20 min to get off the ship first. Taxi fares and pier details.
Returns
Back to the start point

Good to know

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before. For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. If the operator cancels for bad weather, you can rebook or get a full refund.
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • We do NOT pick up from the Ocho Rios or Falmouth cruise ship piers.
  • We recommend bringing the following: Towel, sunscreen, hat, sunglasses, water shoes, change of clothing (optional), and cash/credit cards.

Traveler reviews

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Operated by Bamboo Beach Club. Prices, availability and tour details come from the booking partner and can change; the booking page is authoritative.

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