Nassau (MYNN / NAS) Winter Season and Junkanoo: Holiday Private Jet Catering in the Bahamas
Private jet catering in Nassau (MYNN / NAS) during the winter season is one of the most rewarding services our team prepares all year. From US Thanksgiving to the last days of spring break, the Bahamian capital welcomes families, homeowners, sailors and executives escaping northern winters, and the season reaches its joyful peak with Junkanoo, the great street parade that fills Bay Street on Boxing Day and New Year's Day. For crews, it is a time of festive menus, celebration platters and early-morning departures after very late nights.
Global Diners prepares VVIP inflight catering in our own kitchens in Paris, Nice and Madrid and in our kitchens across more than 2,500 airports. In the Bahamas, Nassau (MYNN / NAS) is the heart of our winter planning, with flights continuing to Exuma (MYEF / GGT), Governor's Harbour (MYEM / GHB) and the Abacos, and shuttles arriving from Florida. This guide follows the season month by month and shows how to plan holiday catering with complete calm.
The Bahamian winter season, month by month
The Bahamian high season follows the North American calendar and the gentle rhythm of the dry months. Temperatures settle in the mid-twenties Celsius, the sea is calm and clear, and the islands host a steady flow of private aircraft. Each part of the season has its own character, and the catering that suits it changes too.
Period | What happens | Catering ideas from Global Diners |
Late November | US Thanksgiving week and Battle 4 Atlantis on Paradise Island | Roast turkey platters, seasonal sides, team-sized hot meals |
Early December | Arrival of homeowners, yacht crews and the Bahamas International Film Festival | Elegant canapés, cheese boards, smoked salmon and caviar |
Christmas week | Family gatherings, house parties and festive villa dinners | Celebration platters, festive desserts, champagne subject to local rules |
Boxing Day and New Year | Junkanoo parades on Bay Street in the early hours | Brunch boxes, johnnycake, fruit and restorative juices |
January to March | Sailing, fishing and winter-sun breaks across the islands | Light Bahamian seafood, salads, tropical fruit platters |
March and April | Spring break and Easter, the final peak of the season | Family menus, children's meals, hot cross buns at Easter |
Our article on winter destinations for private jet catering places Nassau alongside the other sunny escapes our crews fly to between November and April.
Junkanoo: the rhythm of a Bahamian Christmas
Junkanoo is the cultural soul of the Bahamas. Groups spend the whole year designing costumes of crepe paper on cardboard frames, rehearsing choreography and tuning goatskin drums, cowbells, whistles and horns. On Boxing Day and again on New Year's Day, they rush down Bay Street in the small hours, each group competing for the prize with music, colour and movement. The parade ends after sunrise, and many guests head to the airport only a few hours later.
For catering, that means planning around a short night. Morning departures after Junkanoo call for comforting, easy-to-serve food: warm johnnycake with butter, fresh fruit, pastries and viennoiserie, yoghurt pots, eggs prepared for reheating and plenty of chilled juices. Switcha, the Bahamian limeade, is a refreshing and very local touch. Later departures can enjoy a full brunch or a Bahamian lunch of grilled grouper or snapper with peas 'n' rice.
Junkanoo is a night of drums and colour. The best catering for the morning after is calm, fresh and ready the moment the cabin door closes.
Order before Christmas: placing Junkanoo-week orders a few days ahead lets our kitchens prepare the full Global Diners menu.
Confirm early slots: your handler at Lynden Pindling will appreciate an agreed delivery time for dawn departures.
Choose chilled formats: dishes that hold well overnight make the morning effortless for the crew.
Add a festive touch: guava duff, coconut tart or rum cake (subject to local rules) bring the Bahamian Christmas on board.
Festive menus for Christmas and New Year flights
Holiday flights often carry three generations at once, which makes variety essential. A Christmas-week menu might open with smoked salmon, caviar and blinis, continue with roast turkey or beef tenderloin and seasonal vegetables, and close with festive desserts and a cheese board from the Global Diners menu card. For guests who want the islands on their plate, cracked conch, lobster in season and Bahamian mac and cheese sit naturally beside the classics.
Celebration platters and sharing boards
Sharing boards suit relaxed family flights: seafood platters with lobster medallions, shrimp and conch salad packed on ice, charcuterie and cheese, tropical fruit and miniature pastries. Each element is labelled with its allergens and packed for easy plating in the galley.
Children, dietary menus and alcohol-free choices
Halal, kosher and alcohol-free menus are available for every holiday flight, along with vegetarian and vegan dishes. Children's meals can be simple and colourful, and sparkling grape juice or fresh fruit cocktails make every toast inclusive. Wine and champagne are offered subject to local rules, and our article on wine pairing for private jet catering suggests matches for festive menus.
Planning holiday catering at Nassau (MYNN / NAS)
The weeks around Christmas are the liveliest of the year at Lynden Pindling, with Odyssey Aviation and Jet Nassau welcoming aircraft from across North America and Europe. A little advance planning keeps every service smooth and lets our specialised team prepare exactly what your passengers love.
Share your holiday schedule with order@globaldiners.com as soon as the dates are known, including both directions of the trip.
Give passenger numbers, ages for children's meals, dietary needs and allergies.
Order at least 24 hours ahead, and a few days ahead for Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year departures.
Receive a dedicated quote and a written confirmation from our specialised team.
Our team coordinates every delivery time with your FBO or handler, including dawn departures after Junkanoo.
Crews spending the holidays on the island will find ideas in our guide to crew catering for layovers and multi-day trips, and last-minute changes to a festive plan are covered in last-minute private jet catering for flight crews.
Beyond Nassau: the winter season across the islands
Many holiday itineraries continue from Nassau to the Family Islands. Harbour Island fills with homeowners at Christmas, Exuma's anchorages welcome yachts from December to April, and Eleuthera's villas host family gatherings around the New Year. Flights to Governor's Harbour (MYEM / GHB) or the Abacos are short, so our team often plans catering for the whole chain in one message: a full meal from Nassau, and chilled boxes or local specialities for the island legs. Delivery is always coordinated with your FBO or handler.
We are also proud of how our network across the Americas continues to grow, with new stations at Querétaro (MMQT / QRO) and Buenos Aires Ezeiza (SAEZ / EZE) where crews have shared very positive feedback on our first services.
Coming very soon: the client portal and crew training
The Global Diners client portal is coming very soon. It is designed to bring the Global Diners menu, order requests, confirmations and documents into one space for crew, operations and finance, which will make holiday planning across several islands even simpler. Until it opens, every request goes through order@globaldiners.com. A Global Diners crew training programme will also launch soon, and we look forward to welcoming the cabin crews who fly with us to the Bahamas.
Private Jet Catering During Nassau and Paradise Island Events (MYNN / NAS)
Nassau sees its heaviest private-jet traffic from US Thanksgiving through the Christmas and New Year fortnight, then again during the North American spring break weeks. In those windows the general aviation ramp fills with arrivals from Florida, the US north-east and Canada, resort restaurants on Paradise Island and Cable Beach are in full swing, and handlers plan every turnaround with care. Ordering 48 to 72 hours ahead, a little earlier than the usual 24 hours, keeps these weeks smooth; send final passenger numbers as soon as the manifest settles, and agree a delivery time with your handler before the aircraft leaves its origin. Chilled platters, sealed individual trays and breakfast boxes travel well in the Bahamian heat.
Event | When | Where |
Junkanoo | December and January | Bay Street, downtown Nassau |
Battle 4 Atlantis | Late November | Atlantis Paradise Island |
Christmas and New Year holidays | Mid-December to early January | New Providence and Paradise Island |
Spring break | March to April | Nassau, Cable Beach and Paradise Island |
Independence Day | July | Nationwide, with main celebrations in Nassau |
Atlantic hurricane season | June to November | The Bahamas |
Junkanoo at Nassau (MYNN / NAS): December and January
Junkanoo is the Bahamas' great street parade, with costumed groups, goatskin drums, cowbells and horns rolling down Bay Street through the early hours of Boxing Day and New Year's Day. It lands on top of the busiest holiday week of the year, so Lynden Pindling is at its liveliest and the whole island celebrates on the parade days. Place orders before Christmas, ask for chilled items that hold well overnight, and confirm early-morning delivery windows with your handler.
Junkanoo, tournament and holiday dates move slightly each year, so check the current schedule with our team when you place your order.
Things to do around Nassau (MYNN / NAS)
Cable Beach, west of downtown, offers a long stretch of white sand with calm water, while Paradise Island across the harbour is home to the Atlantis resort's water park, marine habitats and casino. Snorkelling and diving trips run to nearby reefs and wrecks, and day boats head to Rose Island and the northern Exuma cays to swim with the famous pigs. Golfers can play the Royal Blue course at One&Only Ocean Club or the Jack Nicklaus course at Baha Mar. Downtown, the Queen's Staircase, Fort Fincastle and the straw market reward a walking tour.
Culture and heritage near Nassau (MYNN / NAS)
Nassau was founded under British rule in the 17th century and still shows its colonial layout in the pastel government buildings around Parliament Square. Fort Charlotte and Fort Fincastle guard the harbour, and the Queen's Staircase was cut into limestone by hand. The National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, set in the historic Villa Doyle, shows Bahamian painting and sculpture, while the Pompey Museum on Bay Street covers slavery and emancipation.
Also nearby: Treasure Cay (MYAT / TCB)
Treasure Cay Airport serves the resort community of Treasure Cay on Great Abaco, in the northern Bahamas, and the nearby cays of the Abaco chain. Visitors are mostly second-home owners, sailors and anglers, many flying their own aircraft from Florida, along with charter guests heading for the long crescent of Treasure Cay Beach and the marina. Ferries link the area with Green Turtle Cay and its Loyalist settlement of New Plymouth. The main season runs from winter through spring, with holiday peaks at Christmas and Easter, and summer brings family visitors and fishing trips.
Treasure Cay Beach, a long crescent of fine white sand and calm turquoise water, is the main attraction. The marina is the base for boat rentals, fishing charters and trips across the Sea of Abaco. A short ferry ride takes visitors to Green Turtle Cay, with its beaches, snorkelling reefs and the historic settlement of New Plymouth. Bonefishing on the flats, sailing between the cays, kayaking and diving on the outer reefs are popular, and day trips can reach Hope Town with its striped lighthouse on Elbow Cay, or the quiet beaches of Man-O-War and Great Guana Cay.
FBOs at every airport in this guide
Here are the business aviation terminals (FBOs) and handling options at each airport mentioned above. Our team coordinates every catering delivery with the FBO or handler you choose, and our own kitchens deliver planeside at Paris (LFPB / LBG) and Nice (LFMN / NCE).
Nassau (MYNN / NAS): Odyssey Aviation and Jet Nassau
Treasure Cay (MYAT / TCB): Treasure Cay Jet Service
Exuma (MYEF / GGT): Odyssey Aviation and Strachan's Aviation
Governor's Harbour (MYEM / GHB): Earco Elite Co.
Frequently asked questions
When is Junkanoo in Nassau (MYNN / NAS)?
The main Junkanoo parades take place on Bay Street in downtown Nassau in the early hours of Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Many guests fly out the same morning, so we recommend ordering catering a few days ahead and agreeing an early delivery time with your FBO or handler.
What catering suits a morning departure after Junkanoo?
Brunch boxes with johnnycake, viennoiserie, fresh fruit, yoghurt and chilled juices are ideal, with eggs or hot dishes supplied with reheating guidance. Switcha, the Bahamian limeade, adds a local touch. Everything is labelled with allergens and packed galley-ready.
Can I order festive menus with champagne from Nassau (MYNN / NAS)?
Yes. Christmas and New Year menus can include smoked salmon, caviar, festive mains, desserts and cheese from the Global Diners menu card, with wine and champagne offered subject to local rules. Halal, kosher and alcohol-free menus are also available.
How early should I order holiday catering in the Bahamas?
We recommend at least 24 hours ahead in general, and a few days ahead for the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year period. Every request receives a dedicated quote and a written confirmation from our specialised team.
Can I get fresh conch salad for my flight from Nassau (MYNN / NAS)?
Yes. At Nassau Lynden Pindling (MYNN / NAS), fresh conch salad can be prepared or collected from local vendors on request. Because it is a raw, citrus-cured dish, we pack it on ice and recommend serving it early in the flight. Cooked options such as cracked conch, grouper or lobster can be added for later services.
Is catering available at Nassau (MYNN / NAS) for weekend trips from Florida?
Yes. Nassau (MYNN / NAS) sees many weekend flights from Florida, and we prepare catering for both the arrival and the return leg, from light snack boxes to full meals. Ordering for both legs together through one address makes planning simple. Your FBO or handler receives each order, and planeside drop-off is subject to airport rules.
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Spending the holidays in the Bahamas?
Whether your guests are coming for Junkanoo, a family Christmas on Paradise Island or a New Year on the Out Islands, Global Diners brings one menu, one specialised team and our kitchens to Nassau (MYNN / NAS). Send us your holiday schedule and we will prepare a dedicated quote, so every flight of the season feels like part of the celebration.
To request a quote, email order@globaldiners.com with your aircraft registration, airport, date, delivery time and passenger count. Our specialised team replies with a dedicated quote for your mission.
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