点评:Sunday 8th February and our Cruise Liner, Marella Explorer, docked in the Port.
As well as being a docking station for the Cruise ships it was also a working Port through which goods were transported in and out of Barbados.
Around the quay area there were rows and rows of neatly stacked shipping containers along with the machinery and cranes to move them.
The vast Port is not in Bridgetown, it is 2 kilometres roughly 30 minutes walk from the Port along Princes Alice Highway Pathway, into the centre of Bridgetown. We did walk in and out of the City along the Pathway.
We did pass through the Port and it's Terminal twice during our visit. The first time was when we went ashore on an organised Tour.
The second time was after lunch when we left the ship again to walk into Bridgetown. On this occasion we took the opportunity to walk around the Terminal building.
It was filled with shops and kiosks selling colourful clothing, souvenirs, toys, jewellery and so much more. There were stall laden with Barbadian foodstuffs, spices, sauces and local crafts. There was also number of food outlets. Basically everything here was for the tourists.
In the Terminal building there was free WiFi, people would gather around to pick up a signal.
Outside of the Port entrance it was possible to pick up a taxi in to Bridgetown at the time the fare was $2 (US) per person each way. There were a number of other destinations that visitors could catch a taxi, the price list was on display.
We were here on a Sunday, virtually everything in Bridgetown shuts on that day, so we just walked around exploring and sightseeing.
In this Port visitors were not required to bring their passports, on the the key card was needed. At some of the other Ports on the Cruise they were needed, the Crew will keep you posted.
翻译:2月8日星期日,我们的邮轮“马雷拉探索者号”(Marella Explorer)停靠在港口。
这里不仅是邮轮的停泊港,也是一个繁忙的港口,货物通过这里进出巴巴多斯。
码头周围整齐地堆放着一排排集装箱,旁边还有搬运集装箱的机械和起重机。
这个巨大的港口并不在布里奇顿市区内,而是沿着爱丽丝公主高速公路步道(Princes Alice Highway Pathway)步行约2公里(大约30分钟)即可到达布里奇顿市中心。我们沿着这条步道进出市区。
在访问期间,我们两次经过港口及其码头。第一次是参加旅行团上岸游览时。
第二次是在午餐后,我们再次下船步行前往布里奇顿市区。这次我们顺便参观了码头大楼。
这里到处都是商店和摊位,出售色彩鲜艳的服装、纪念品、玩具、珠宝等等。还有许多摊位摆满了巴巴多斯食品、香料、酱料和当地手工艺品。此外,还有不少餐饮店。基本上,这里的一切都是为了游客。
航站楼里有免费WiFi,人们会聚集在那里寻找信号。
在港口入口外,可以搭乘出租车前往布里奇顿,当时的单程车费是每人2美元。游客还可以搭乘出租车前往其他一些目的地,价目表都张贴出来了。
我们是在周日到的,布里奇顿几乎所有店铺都关门了,所以我们只是四处走走逛逛,看看风景。
在这个港口,游客不需要携带护照,只需要房卡。在邮轮航程中的其他一些港口则需要护照,船员会随时通知您。