For those that have taken the ferry from Red Hook to St John’s how much time did you allow in total? Is 1 hour each way enough? Looking at a non Carnival private tour on St John’s and trying to figure out a pickup time. Also how long does it take to get off the ship without a booked Carnival excursion. Thank you.

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SandyBottoms · Answer

You should be able to disembark the ship at the same time as those with Carnival excursion. You need to verify which dock your ship will be porting at bc St Thomas has 2. Carnival ships usually dock at Havensight. Once you know that you can determine how long the taxi time is to Red Hook. Havensight to Red Hook usually takes about 30 min. Make sure you pull up the Red Hook ferry schedule so that you know the departure/return times.

Tiffanyafb · Answer

Don’t bother with a tour, you can easily do it yourself. Once you get off of the ship, grab a taxi to the Red Hook ferry (the taxis are everywhere and will ask if you want to go to Magen’s Bay or Red Hook), purchase your ticket to St. John’s, then get a taxi to Trunk Bay (again, taxis are everywhere). It is a National Park so there is a small entrance fee. The beach is absolutely gorgeous, you will want to spend as much time as possible there. The tour groups we saw coming to the beach only stayed a very short amount of time and then left to visit other places on the island. Super easy to get back to the cruise ship, just everything in reverse.

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