Basseterre, St. Kitts Port Reviews

We booked the Brimstone Fortress excursion (don't miss this one) and somehow ended up with the same tour guide we had four years ago. What a nice surprise. St. Kitts is my favorite island outside of St. John. Yes, the shopping area is crowded and yes you get hassled but guess what, the shopping area is very small part of the island. Note: Don't judge the Caribbean by the T-Shirt shops.

Visited: Apr 05, 2019

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I’ve heard so many great things I can’t wait to go!! The tours the beaches the food and the culture oh man what an experience! My family definitely needs this.

This would be a green happy face if not for one thing. Although in general the people were beautiful and the place was gorgeous, be warned-you will see monkeys that are trained to take pictures with people and for the most part they are very well taken care of, but I did see one handler that was mentally unstable and he was physically abusing the poor little baby monkey he kept tied up, making her scream and try helplessly to get away from him, which utterly broke my heart. If you see him, DO NOT pay him!! He is known by the locals as "Chazzy," a large, heavy set black man who steals tips left on tables by using the monkey and also tries to con tourists by taking pictures before he tells them the price-and he charges double what everyone else does. The other monkey handlers were super cool and very kind to their monkeys, I just had to make this review in hopes that it might possibly help prevent more monkeys from being abused. Thank you for your attention.

Visited: Jun 12, 2016

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One of the best port shopping complexes I've seen in the Caribbean. St Kitts is fairly small so there isn't a lot to do and much of it is still vacant plantation land. We did the train tour which was pleasant and saw a lot of the old plantation land with some good views of mountain an one side and sea on the other. We had a very attentive bartender on our rail car.

Visited: Oct 27, 2018

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Steel drum and beach excursion with a 96’ party boat. Band and DJ were amazing and got everyone dancing!! Beach was secluded from the locals and the the water was clear and clean

Visited: Jul 14, 2019

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Nice friendly place. I’ve been a few times. There is an amazing place to eat near the port. I believe it was called back to the basics. This is a place locals eat. The food was amazing and it was a great price! The place has music and looks like a shack. Would definitely make a stop there!

Honestly not my favorite port on this cruise. As women traveling alone I just didn’t feel as safe as the other ports and I did not enjoy the constant pressure to pet the monkeys. Despite this I thoroughly enjoyed the Scenic Railway Tour around the island. Both our tour driver and train guide were fantastic. We learned so much about the island and people. They serve rum punch on the train, if you get it or the pina colada’s just know they pack a punch!! Also loved seeing the sea where the Atlantic meets the Caribbean

Beautiful island! Take a tour to Cockleshell Beach, you won't regret it!

Visited: Mar 05, 2017

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Reggae Beach Bar and Grill was a great experience! Liz Pereira was so professional. She picked us up at the port, took us on a tour where the oceans meet and finally a great day at Reggae Beach

The first year we went to St Kitts we weren't impressed to be inept but I will admit we only explored local to the port by foot. The following year the ship docked again in St Kitts and this time we hopped into an open mini bus driven by a local guy who was fantastic and knowledgeable about this island. We have a fantastic time and came back with a love of St Kitts. Can't wait until Britannia docks there next year so we can explore the island again!