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Charlotte AmalieCruise port guide

Ships dock at Havensight Cruise Pier. These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

2 cruise terminals.

  • Havensight Cruise Pier
  • Crown Bay Cruise Pier

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Havensight Cruise Pier.

  1. 3min

    Havensight Cruiseship Pier and Mall

    Portside shopping plaza and visitor information hub

  2. 5min

    Leatherback Brewing Company STT

    Virgin Islands craft beer brewer

  3. 6min

    Al Cohen Mall

    Retail complex next to the Havensight cruise terminal

  4. 8min

    Miss Naturalista

    Natural hair and body products boutique

  5. 12min

    Bluebeard's Castle

    17th-century fortified stonework tower atop high ridge

  6. 14min

    Fort Christian

    Historic 17th-century Danish red fort in downtown Charlotte Amalie

  7. 14min

    Virgin Islands Legislature Building

    Lime-green neoclassical home of the territorial senate

  8. 15min

    Hassel Island Historic District

    National park historic district guarding Charlotte Amalie harbor

  9. 15min

    Antonio Jarvis Square

    Pleasant paved public square in central Charlotte Amalie

  10. 15min

    FDR Park

    Shaded urban park alongside the harbor front

  11. 15min

    758 Bar & Restaurant

    Charlotte Amalie restaurant serving local cuisine daily

  12. 16min

    Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church

    Oldest Lutheran congregation in the Western Hemisphere

  13. 16min

    St. Thomas Historical Trust Museum

    Exhibits detailing island history, heritage, and piracy

  14. 16min

    Edge Bar

    Hilltop cocktail bar with harbor and sea views

  15. 17min

    99 Steps (102 w/concrete steps added)

    Iconic Danish ballast-brick staircase climbing Government Hill

  16. 17min

    Morningstar Beach

    Scenic south-shore beach close to the cruise docks

  17. 18min

    Haagensen House Museum

    Restored 19th-century townhouse museum on Government Hill

  18. 18min

    Moe's Fresh Market Waterfront

    Waterfront grocery market serving the USVI

  19. 19min

    Market Square

    Historic open-air market square with cast-iron pavilion

  20. 19min

    St. Thomas Synagogue (Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasadim)

    Historic sand-floored synagogue and National Historic Landmark

  21. 25min

    Limetree Beach

    Calm coastal cove with clear waters and sea turtles

See all 39 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 6min

    Virgin Islands Coffee Roaster

    Small-batch specialty coffee roaster

  2. 7min

    Stir It Up Coffee Shop & Bakery

    Charming marina café serving espresso and fresh baked goods

  3. 16min

    Emancipation Gardens Park

    Civic park celebrating the 1848 emancipation of enslaved people

  4. 18min

    Blackbeard's Castle (99 steps (102) + 35 steps)

    Historic 17th-century Danish watchtower atop hillside steps

  5. 18min

    Seven Arches Museum

    Restored 18th-century Danish colonial artisan residence

  6. 19min

    Weibel Museum

    Museum tracing 300 years of Jewish history on St. Thomas

  7. 30min

    Drake's Seat

    Panoramic vista over Magens Bay and the British Virgin Islands

More ports nearby: Road Town, Vieques, Frederiksted (St. Croix), San Juan, Saba.