Tortola: New Cruise Terminal & Pier

Found this info on the very best UK cruise site and thought some on here may be interested.

Cb

Thanks for the link cruisebore, I was there in early December, there's a lot of work to do if they want it finished by April, good luck to them.

I'll be back there next January so it should be finished by then.

Rick.

Did you have to tender?

Did you have to tender?

Yes - when we were there over xmas/new year, we did have to tender.

Found this info on the very best UK cruise site and thought some on here may be interested.

 

Cb

What "cruising" sites you spend your time on is non of our business.

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Pathetic comment, can't you be more insulting than that ?

It wasn't an insult.

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clap trap

Yeah complete claptrap cb, nowhere near an insult at all. Some tetchy people on here.

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That's what I found so disappointing :)

Was in Tortola 2 weeks ago and had a ships tour booked so were in first tenders off. Be warned it is quite a walk through the building work before reaching tour buses. The tour to Cane Garden Beach with lunch was great.

Thanks for the useful information as we will be there in about 4 weeks time. Pity one has to get through some stupid posts first.

Was in Tortola 2 weeks ago and had a ships tour booked so were in first tenders off. Be warned it is quite a walk through the building work before reaching tour buses. The tour to Cane Garden Beach with lunch was great.

Yes! if you are going to Cane Garden Bay it will be wise to get off the ship early as this popular beach soon gets crowded'

Yes! if you are going to Cane Garden Bay it will be wise to get off the ship early as this popular beach soon gets crowded'

On this occasion have booked a ships tour to Jost Van Dyke as we have been to Cane Garden Bay several times and fancied a change. I've realised that you are on this cruise too - might bump into you.

On this occasion have booked a ships tour to Jost Van Dyke as we have been to Cane Garden Bay several times and fancied a change. I've realised that you are on this cruise too - might bump into you.

Like yourself we fancied a change but went to Brewers Bay which was nice.

What a terrible shame on a tiny island like that :-( I used to go there years ago when it was unspoilt, but I suppose that's what cruise ships do.

We are calling at Tortola in March, I appreciate we will have to tender in. Where abouts are you dropped off with the tenders is it near to where the taxis etc used to be? I ask because we have a favourite bar which we go to and I'm hoping it won't be too much further to have to walk to!

Thanks

Like yourself we fancied a change but went to Brewers Bay which was nice.

The last twice we were in Tortola we tried to get to Brewers but none of those trucks/buses were interested so we ended up on CGB.

The last twice we were in Tortola we tried to get to Brewers but none of those trucks/buses were interested so we ended up on CGB.

Had the same problem. We had to wait for about 20 minutes at the taxi area until another group asked to go & the numbers made it worthwhile for the driver.

Visited Tortola a few years back, on aurora. We came along side.

Visited Tortola a few years back, on aurora. We came along side.

No ships are able to come alongside currently with the pier developments. The tenders arrive close to the old berths - that bit has clearly been done and is all new. There is a bit of a walk though through walkways separated off from the construction until you get to the car/bus park area.

We went to Cane Garden independently - had to get tender tickets and gathered in Meridian from where we were called in groups. Excursions got priority of course but we were off the ship before 9am. They used local fast ferry services in addition to their own tenders - these took considerably more passengers. One key factor is how many other ships are in Tortola with you. We were lucky and Azura was the only ship in the day we were there so there were no other ships' passengers competing for taxis/transfers or beach loungers.

They claim it will all be finished later this year - probably for the 2015/16 cruise season - but there looks to be a lot to be done yet!

Visited Tortola in Dec and was unaware they had built a cruise terminal Not sure if its a good thing or not It was always a nice walk ashore from there before

Visited Tortola in Dec and was unaware they had built a cruise terminal Not sure if its a good thing or not It was always a nice walk ashore from there before

In front of were you dock it used to be a large car park and waste ground. They have now built a small terminal and on the shore side a number of shops. We were there in Jan/Feb 16 and most of the building work had been done.

You will note this thread is two or three years old.

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