Is there a difference between the routes to access Bemini?

[Adalon]

Build a ship with a cannon or build an Indian ship - does this affect the plot or anything else?
I built both and now I need to decide what to sail on.

[stretch]

Don't quote me but I think:
The stormbreaker is a side quest. Completing the access with this ship advances the quest to the next stage.
Doing the cannon/Ark thing advances the main story to the next stage.
BOTH stages merge to the same thing once you land on BImini and the side mission for the Stormbreaker is gone.

NB there is an achievement for doing the Stormbreaker access but you CAN land on Bimini with the Ark and then build the Stormbreaker there and sail out to do the Stormbreaker access quests.
They are not mutually exclusive. At least when done in that order anyway.

[Cougarific]

IMHO Stormbreaker is easier, you just have to navigate some dark, narrow passages in high seas.

Ark requires either gathering or crafting cannonballs and gunpowder, then using the cannon to knock down some obstructions.

Originally posted by stretch:

They are not mutually exclusive.

Yeah, if you've built both you might as well try both to see what they're like. It doesn't change the plot in any way.

If you don't want to bother with the Stormbreaker route you can watch it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO4eZ3Fa0KY