See you in The Bahamas!
The next FOB reunion will be in November 2025 and our hosts will be Brendan and Rosie Foulkes. Here is the welcome message from Brendan and Rosie.
| Dear Fellow Alumni,
On behalf of Rosie and me, we are happy to announce that the next FOB reunion will take place in The Bahamas! This milestone will commemorate the 35th anniversary of our first reunion in The Bahamas in 1990! We have blocked rooms at the Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau from the 14th – 20th November, 2025.
You can now book your accommodations on the Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau website. Please click on the FOB Bahamas Reunion link in the accompanying details after this message. Two choices of rooms: Rates are per room and do not include breakfast. Breakfast a-la-carte will be available at the hotel on your own. Our daily planned events, activities, and itinerary with related costs and payment options will be posted to our website by end July. Please watch our Welcome video! Kindest regards…“One-Love”… |
Itinerary and registration
Below is the agenda for the 2025 reunion in the Bahamas. Brendan Foulkes presents the various activities in this video.
Go to the Registration page to complete and submit your registration for the Bahamas Reunion 2025.
Friday, 14th NovemberWelcome Reception & Dinner – Government House (USD 130) |
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6:15 pm We meet at the Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau for a 7 minute walk to the Welcome Reception & Dinner at Government House (smart dress – jackets for men). The original Government House was constructed in 1727 on this site as the governor’s residence. A neoclassical building replaced it constructed 1803-06. It is a two-floor building over 100 feet long. The façade consists of an upper gallery supported by ten columns. In front of the building at the harbor side entrance is a statue of Christopher Columbus designed by novelist Washington Irving and is 12 feet tall. |
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Night cap at Graycliff (USD 25) |
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9:15 pm – 11 pm After dinner at Government House we have a casual 5 minute walk across the street to famous Graycliff Restaurant for a night cap and tour of the famous wine cellar and humidor. |
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Saturday, 15th November“Feel Da Culture” City Tour – Chippie’s Open Air – Electric Trolley and Beach Picnic (USD 120) |
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9 am – 2 pm We will be collected from The Margaritaville Beach Resort at 9:00 am and we will return to hotel by 11:00 am for a “Petite Promenade” through the historical sector on the western end of the city. The promenade will end on the Fish Fry at Arawak Cay, where we will have a beach picnic. |
 
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Mix’n’Mingle at Jimmy Buffet’s Steak House (USD 80) |
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7 pm – 8:30 pm Located just outside of the Margaritaville Beach Resort we will enjoy an evening reception with light hors d’oeuvres and drinks at the famous Jimmy Buffet’s Steak and Seafood House (casual dress). |
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Sunday, 16th NovemberPower Boat Adventures – All day boat and beach private island excursion (USD 290) |
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8:15 am – 4:30 pm We will be collected from the Margaritaville Beach Resort and will be shuttled over to Paradise Island where the boat is docked. The boat leaves the dock at 9 am and a 55-minute boat ride to our final destination in the Exuma Cays where we will swim with the pigs have lunch and fun beach activities (casual and beach wear). |
 
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Free evening |
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6 pm – late Dinner on your own. A suggestion is in-house dining at Margaritaville Beach Resort or go out to Atlantis Hotel or Baha Mar Hotel. |
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Monday, 17th November4-wheel ATV/Buggy Tour and lunch on the Whylly Plantation beach (USD 310) |
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9 am – 4 pm We will leave the Margaritaville Beach Resort at 9 am via bus to Sands Lane to collect our 4-Wheel Buggies (casual and beach wear). After registering and reviewing safety protocols, we will drive in a “convoy” through sections of downtown onto West Bay Street. First stop will be at Saunders Beach where we will meet “Jerry” the Coconut Man. Here Mr. Jerry will serve you a freshly picked coconut for you to drink! Still in a convoy we saddle-up and continue our journey to the western end of the island passing the Bahamar Resort, Sandy Port beach, Sapodilla Restaurant and Estate. We will stop at Caves beach for a photo opp! We “saddle-up” again still heading due-west all along the coast of West Bay street, passing Gambier Village, Compass Point Studios, Old Fort Bay and Lyford Cay with our final stop and destination being the Clifton Heritage National Park and Beach facility. After the historical tour of the Whylly Plantation we will have lunch at about 12:30 pm and beach activities at this historic site. At 3:30 pm we go back to the city to return the 4-wheel Buggies! |
 
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Free evening |
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6 pm – late Dinner on your own in the downtown area. Suggestions are Sharkeez Bar & Grill, Senor Frogs, Athena’s Café, Café Matisse or Ichiban Sushi. |
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Tuesday, 18th NovemberFree day |
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9 am – 6 pm Relax at the hotel, shop on Bay Street or see other sights, e.g. Ardastra Gardens Flamingo Show. Get ready for the Soirée. |
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Soiree – Cocktails, Dinner and Native Show at Sapodilla Estate & Restaurant (USD 340) |
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6:30 pm – 10:30 pm Bus will depart Margaritaville Beach Resort at 6:30 for a 20 minute bus ride to Sapodilla Estate & Restaurant for cocktails. Dinner will start at 7:30 pm followed by a native review, junkanoo performance. There will also be surprise activities by our Minister of Fun Affairs – Pradeep and dancing (smart dress). |
 
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Wednesday, 19th NovemberFree day |
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9 am – 6 pm Optional Para-Sailing, jet-skiing at Margaritaville Beach Resort, hanging out with “Jah” – Rasta Man at Junkanoo Beach. Lunch at Tiki Bar or just relax at the hotel. |
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Farewell Mix’n’Mingle at Solemar-Compass Point Restaurant (USD 260) |
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6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Bus will leave Margaritaville Beach Resort at 6:30pm for cocktails and Light Hors D’oeuvres at Solemar-Compass Point Restaurant (smart casual dress). |
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Thursday, 20th NovemberCheck out and departure for airport |
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7 am – 10 am Breakfast at the hotel. Make plans for the next reunion in Copenhagen 2026. Individual departure for the airport. |
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Hotel booking
Use the following link to reserve your room at the Margaritaville Beach Resort Nassau.
FOB Bahamas Reunion – Hotel Booking
The group discount code (EDRHRK14A) is already entered, as are the default dates of Nov 14-20. You can modify the dates to add or remove days to fit your travel plans.
Your reservation requires a first-night booking deposit. You can cancel your reservation at no charge up to 7 days before your arrival and your deposit will be returned. If you cancel less than 7 days before your arrival date (i.e., after Nov 7), the hotel will retain the initial deposit as a cancellation fee.
NOTE: If you book soon, you may benefit from a 10% early-bird rate reduction.
As Brendan mentioned above, the itinerary of activities and their costs will be made available in mid-April.
If you have any questions about the Bahamas reunion, you can contact Brendan at brendanfoulkes@yahoo.com.
If you have any other questions about the reunion planning or about the FOB, please contact us at reunion@friendsofbluche.com
We hope to see you in Nassau!
Your 2025 Reunion team
Brendan Foulkes, Thomas Barth, Sharon Baumann, Mikael Bengtson, Katy Cantor, Thierry Coche, Pradeep Kapadia, Susan Reaper, Tom Ventser and Marie Philips Wirth.
Feel free to contact the Reunion Team if you have any questions!