Grand Turk Island Port Reviews

Nice small island. Great beach right in port. Passport can be stamped right in port at the post office. I heard they have a great Margaritaville in port and lots of stores to do shopping. Unless U book an excursion or plan on going to a resort beach, I would stay in port. There is very little if anything free to do out of port. Everything is right in port.

Grand Turk is my favourite beach so far! It was our second time there and still as beautiful as the first time. The sand and beach is fabulous! The sand is like flour and doesn’t get hot. We went swimming with the sting rays and had a so much fun. The beach was great and my hubby enjoyed snorkelling. They had drinks in the boat, a bathroom and after our excursion on the way back to the last stop, we had rum punch (yum!). Afterwards they dropped us off at the beach near the ship and we swam in the water and napped in the chairs. They also had a bathroom that was clean and close to where we were. Also a bar/restaurant.

We went to Bohio beach. (Bohio dive resort excursion, beach burger and beer). Not only was this the most beautiful beach I had ever seen but this excursion was so worth the money. The resort is beautiful, our food was great. The local beer is so good and the servers were very very friendly. Loved it!

Visited: May 26, 2018

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I enjoy Grand Turk because the pool and the beach area is right off the ship.

Visited: Jul 07, 2018

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Loved relaxing on the free beach in Grand Turk. Rented two chairs and an umbrella close to the water for $20, although we could’ve used the ones farther back on the beach for free. It was a wonderful and relaxing day for my family of four.

Visited: Mar 16, 2018

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For the love of the gods, if snorkeling at the beach, do NOT go beyond the barrier to Bikini Bottom and next to the ships. They will come out on Jetski's and make you go back. Also, do NOT hold on to the barrier! Millions of tiny tiny sea creatures live there and a fellow passenger had an octopus, crab AND sea spider crawl up his arm and over his head and ears as he took pics of the 800 foot drop next to the barrier....while holding said barrier. I swam back a bit to his wife and calmly told her "you should tell your husband he has some hitchhikers on his head. I dunno if he'll freak out, so I'll be....over there." He DID freak out and goodness knows where they landed, but not on me! I stopped using snorkeling gear at Grand Turk because someone told me there was a Barracuda near me and then 10 minutes later when I looked down, it was STILL there! Nope, I want to be ignorant. I don't want to know what was there anymore or at any beach. Wear your swimshoes! The rocks are no joke under the pier. The sign says don't walk there. Do so at own risk. But easier to get around going under. Margaritaville is right there beyond Duty free. Huge pool is free. Wave rider is not. Hot tip: Buy everything you want, alcohol too, as SOON as you get off the ship and just have them hold it for you to get on your way back. Stock sells out quick for certain items. I like morning swims, so pretty much everything is there when I go. If you don't plan to eat/drink on beach/excursion, have them hold it so it doesn't melt and you don't have to watch it!

One of my favorite ports on our stop ! Great shopping ! You have the option of the ocean which is beautiful or a pool at Margaritaville (that’s where the party mainly is). It is a hard walk but we walked about 10 mins down the beach to Jack’s Shack. Great food. Not crowded. Easier way to get there would be the road. Can’t wait to go back !

The only reason I only gave 4 stars was because we were not at this port long enough on the Carnival Horizon. We did the "Exclusive Supreme Snorkeling" excursion with the company Exclusive Escapes (booked through BJs). It was wonderful! There were only 4 other families on the ship. My 10 year old was scared to go into the water at the first stop. My husband and I were unable to talk him off the boat (we were about to go get him and jump in with him). The captain talked with him and gave him a life ring to lay on (in addition to his life jacket) and he went in the water! The captain was always right next to my son in the water (I was on the other side of him) in all of our snorkeling stops. The personal attention saved this excursion from becoming a disaster. There were 2 snorkeling stops, conch shell diving (by the staff) then a stop at an island to pet sting rays and have fresh conch and beverages (Rum Punch, water, soda). Wonderful company. I highly recommend them and this excursion. Carnival-schedule longer shore time at this port!

We LOVED this port! We walked off the ship and spent the day at Margaritaville. It was spotless! So well taken care of and the staff was awesome. We spent a little time at their beach and then spent time at their pool and had a great time. Highly recommend this port!

Visited: Jul 16, 2017

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Rented a Jeep for $100 and drove around the whole island. Well worth the money. It was nice to be on our own schedule and do what we wanted to do. Ended up goin to a beach and doin some Snorkeling. We were the only ones on that particular beach. By far this is my favorite port. Water was crystal clear and we seen lots of marine life in the water.