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By Cruise Ship in Saint Thomas
By Cruise Ship in Saint Thomas
Saint Thomas is a very popular stop for cruise ships on both Eastern Caribbean and Southern Caribbean itineraries. When they're in port (often, usually during daylight hours), you may see many large ships...1-2 off-season, frequently four or more (occasionally eight or so) in high-season. Each can put 2-3,000 passengers on the island...mega-ships 5-6,000 each. You can find fairly dependable data on scheduled ship arrivals and passenger loads at by using the "ports" feature.
Most dock at the West Indian Company Dock, next to Havensight shopping mall, and a near two mile walk to downtown Charlotte Amalie. Comfort & safety for the walk is improving as construction of the shoreline road finishes. Passengers can also easily get a $4 per person open air "Safari" cab ride each way to/from downtown.
Some ships dock at Crown Bay, a slightly longer walk to downtown than Havensight. It too is served by taxis and $4 Safari Cabs, and several small stores open when ships are docked there.
When many ships stop here on any day, some may have to anchor off-shore and tender passengers ashore...sometimes to the waterfront at downtown Charlotte Amalie.
During "high season", Monday through Wednesday (especially Tuesday) tend to have the most cruise ships in port.
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