flagmom Posted December 30, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 30, 2016 According to the cruise ship schedule website, there will be three ships in the port of Basseterre, St. Kitts on February 28, 2017. Two are Royal Caribbean ships arriving at 8 a.m. The third is the Carnival Sunshine, the one I will be on, arriving at 10 a.m. The Carnival itinerary does not indicate it to be a tender location. Can anyone tell me if there is a place for a third ship to dock? I am wondering how this will affect our ability to meet our independently arranged tour of the island. Thanks in advance for any insight one can provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul58 Posted December 30, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 30, 2016 They dock at what is called the Deep Water harbor. It is the commercial dock where cargo ships dock. It is further from town but there will be taxis there waiting for fares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagmom Posted December 30, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Thank you! I'm glad to hear we may not have to use tenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul58 Posted December 30, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Sometimes you will see a very small ship use tenders because they do not want to pay the fees associated with the docking at a pier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Mike Posted December 31, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 31, 2016 What about 4 ships? January 11, 2017 - Celebrity Reflection, Costa Favolosa, Norwegian Breakaway and Carnival Conquest (port load of 14,510 :eek:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul58 Posted December 31, 2016 #6 Share Posted December 31, 2016 cruisetimetables. com does not show the Costa Flavosa in port that day but cruisett does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Mike Posted December 31, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 31, 2016 You're most likely right. After looking at Costa's website, it appears the Favolosa should be in St. Kitts on the 8th. Maybe it's at the Captain's discretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey89 Posted January 7, 2017 #8 Share Posted January 7, 2017 cruisetimetables. com does not show the Costa Flavosa in port that day but cruisett does? Don't rely on cruisetimetables to be 100% accurate. Suggest use as a guide and check the indivdual island port schedule, even then last minute changes are not uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare teacherman Posted January 8, 2017 #9 Share Posted January 8, 2017 We were just there in December and our ship docked at the far dock, which I did not even know was there until then. There were taxis available and also a free shuttle bus that dropped off at he main dock in town. If you plan to take a taxi, I advise talking to the "taxi man" on the dock to make sure of the correct fare before you get in the taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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