Bahamas safety reports

Bahama Grill disputes food-poisoning claims circulating online

Bahama Grill denied online claims linking its food to illnesses or deaths and said a circulating video did not show a dish it sold. ZNS reported that health authorities and police were investigating the claims, without reporting a confirmed foodborne outbreak. This is March 2025 coverage of disputed online claims and the business’s response, not a current outbreak notice.

Source: The ZNS Network · March 26, 2025.

Additional source: https://znsbahamas.com/deadly-food-poisoning-accusation-refuted/

Parent says airport chicken nachos were raw and their child became ill

A family stopping at Rhythm Cafe in Nassau airport says they discovered nearly raw chicken after their child had eaten part of a plate of nachos. The parent describes several days of vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps afterward.

The TripAdvisor review was written September 6, 2024, about an August 2024 visit, under the title “Completely uncooked chicken--Food poisioning.” This is the parent’s account of suspected food poisoning, not a laboratory-confirmed finding. The review text was available in the search index; direct access to the listing was restricted during this check. The source link opens the restaurant’s review listing, not an individual-review permalink. Verify the original before publishing.

Nearly 100 guests and staff affected by a stomach bug at Sandals in 2018

A holiday illness cluster at Sandals Royal Bahamian affected nearly 100 people in August 2018, according to the health minister quoted by The Tribune. Guests and staff reported vomiting, nausea and diarrhea. Health and environmental teams visited the property after the ministry was notified on August 7.

Officials said the early evidence pointed to a viral illness, not confirmed food poisoning. They ruled out a connection to the separate conch-poisoning outbreak and reported that cases had fallen as control measures were implemented. This is a historical outbreak report, not a warning that an outbreak is happening now.

Cruise lawyer warns about parasite exposure during pig-swim excursions

A May 10, 2025 video from the cruiseshiplawyer account advises travelers against swimming with pigs and raises concerns about exposure to animal waste. Its caption also questions whether cruise passengers receive adequate warnings before booking.

This is a lawyer’s public commentary, not an official health alert, a laboratory-confirmed outbreak or a court ruling against a cruise line. It should not be counted as a separate confirmed illness incident. Open the original video to hear the argument and distinguish it from the personal illness accounts linked elsewhere in this archive.

Video coverage: woman describes a prolonged illness after a pig-swim trip

Cruise News Today’s May 8, 2025 report covers a woman’s claim that a lengthy illness began after a pig encounter near Nassau. The linked video’s pig-swim segment starts at 0:10. This is coverage of her account, not a medical case report proving where an infection originated.

Related discussion: The Royalty Adventure, May 16, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkiQjrCZgwE . That video retells the illness story and other secondhand medical claims; those are not separate verified incidents.

Article: https://cruiseradio.net/woman-claims-6-year-health-nightmare-began-after-swimming-with-the-pigs-in-bahamas/

Crowded Pearl Island stop and concerns about food and bar cleanliness

In a discussion of shore excursions, one visitor describes Pearl Island as overcrowded and says the food and cleanliness of the bar made them uncomfortable. They felt multiple excursion groups were competing for limited space. This is the visitor’s assessment of their beach stop, not a food inspection, laboratory result or report of confirmed food poisoning.

Source: Reddit comment in “Share your best and worst shore excursion.”

Serious infection followed Bahamas vacation, but source of infection was not established

A traveler described becoming critically ill after returning from a Bahamas trip that included swimming with pigs and water slides. The report says he had an ankle scrape before those activities and was later treated for necrotizing fasciitis, requiring an extended recovery. It does not establish which activity, water exposure or organism caused the infection, or identify a responsible operator.

Source: Cruise Radio, published February 11, 2026. Timing after an excursion is not proof that the excursion caused the illness.