CRUISE DOCKS
Two
BUSIEST HOURS
10am-2pm
QUIETEST DAYS
Fri & Sat
HOW SHIP DAYS WORK
One ship or four changes your whole day!
Count the ships
One ship is roughly 3,000 people. Four ships can put 17,000 ashore in a morning. The number in the schedule below is the number that matters.
Watch the clock
Almost every excursion runs between 10am and 2pm. Before ten and after three, the same beach can feel like a different island.
Avoid the hot spots
Magens, Sapphire & Coki fill up because they are the standard shore excursion stops. Fifteen minutes further out and the crowd disappears.
Every date not listed above has no ships in...those will be the quietest days on island.
Four ships in port doesn't ruin your day.
It just decides which beach you go to.
PACKED OR PEACEFUL
Where to go on a big ship day
The crowded beaches are crowded because they are the shore excursion stops and our most popular. Here's how to decide which stop is the best for you!
The Two Main Docks in St. Thomas
Your ship will tie up at one of two places and there are different options closer to either one. Crown Bay will add about 20 more min to those East End beaches.
Havensight
WICO • Up to 3 ships
The busier of the two, and the one most ships use. You step off into a shopping complex, so you never have to go far if you don't want to.
Havensight Mall right at the pier, duty free shops and jewelery.
Skyride to Paradise Point across the street
Yacht Haven Grande next door for a nicer lunch
Downtown Charlotte Amalie is a 20 minute walk along the waterfront
Crown Bay
AMSS • Up to 2 ships
Smaller and calmer, about a mile and a half west of town. Deeper water, so the largest ships tie up here. Also closer to Lindbergh Bay, the new Lime Out location.
Shops and food vendors inside the terminal complex
Water Island ferry is a five min walk outside the gate
La Marina for a sit-down lunch on the harbour
Taxi into town runs about ten minutes
MULTIPLE START TIMES
Zip Line Over the Island
Tree Limin' Extreme Zip Line
Eight platforms, speeds up to 35 mph and ocean views straight through the rainforest canopy. Your guides keep the island stories coming between runs and the finale is the Yo-Yo, the only zipline of its kind in the Caribbean.
5.0 • 2160 reviews · family friendly adventure
from $155/pp
YOU WILL GET WET
High Speed Jet Boat Tour
VI Jet Boat
Forty five minutes, 780 turbocharged horsepower and a boat that does 180 degree spins on purpose. It leaves right from Havensight so you can be back at the ship with a story before your group finishes shopping.
4.9 • 430 reviews · high adrenaline excursion
from $65/pp