Grand Turk Island Port Reviews

Our original plan to rent a Jeep or golf cart and explore the island got derailed so we had another beach day instead. We grabbed a few lounges by the water and hopped in with our snorkel gear and spent the day finding all kinds of neat fish. Walked around the shops a bit and then headed to Jack's Shack for a late lunch. Food there was good, Topher is just as sweet as everyone says and our taxi driver that took us back to port (we were all to exhausted at this point to walk back) was one of the nicest people ever!

I was so impressed with this port. The boat parked right on the beach which was made of the clearest water I've ever seen. The beach was lined with free lounge chairs and umbrellas specifically for cruise passengers. There was also a Margaritaville right on the beach with a huge resort-style public pool/party pool for everyone to use. We spent hours "snorkeling" in the water and seeing all kinds of fish, and then we moved to the pool to kind of wash off the sand and salt and wind down our day. We watched some pool dances and listened to the DJ and even got a drink at the swim up bar (we got the kids a virgin daquiri and a shirley temple as well because the pool was family friendly). There were also a few shops, pretty much the same stuff as was found at every other port, but everything was most expensive here. They did have a Harley Davidson and don't let the craft market fool you, they're not anything but the same souvenirs in the regular stores. I was so impressed with this port but don't wait too long to get back on the ship or you will end up in a huge line.

Visited: Oct 07, 2018

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One of my favorite ports. We did not do an excursion, just went straight to Margarittaville. Word of caution: as soon as you go towards the beach area, you will be bombarded with people asking you if you want an umbrella. The guy that came up to us said $50 for 5 chairs and 2 umbrellas. I am thrifty (and suspicious), so before my husband paid, I asked a security guard. The dark green umbrellas that say "Grand Turk Cruise Center" are free! Pool was great as usual, beach was a little seaweedy this time around, but still great water.

Visited: Jul 31, 2018

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Margaritatville is very nice but very expensive !! I would take a left off the ship and spend the day at Jack's Shack about a 3 block walk down the beach and play with Topher the dog.

Visited: Feb 11, 2017

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Forget that overpriced crappy Margaritaville, Head down to Jacks Shack and get the best jerk chicken on the planet. Also go and hang out with Topher (super cool famous dog) best things in GT.

FYI the green umbrellas with blue chairs are FREE! All other umbrellas are run by con artists charging 20-30 dollars per umbrella! Stay away from anyone asking if you need an umbrella.

Grand Turk my all time favorite place. Definitely go to the pool party at Margaritaville always a good time. The beach is awesome as well

Visited: May 06, 2017

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Went to Jacks Shack. Just a medium walk down the beach and is a do not miss spot

Visited: Feb 17, 2018

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Margaritaville was fun Definitely would visit this island again Drinks were expensive but really good and I liked that they offered refills Not bad for my first cruise stop experience

Grand Turk was absolutely one of our favorite spots to date especially for snorkeling. The snorkeling was absolutely breath taking. We walked about a mile down the beach to Jack’s shack. If you love dogs, that’s the spot to be cause there was about 5-6 dogs hanging around sweet as can be and 2 belong to the owner of Jacks Shack. They have chairs over there which I believe you can rent for $10 &* the ones with umbrellas were $20. I never had one but from what I heard from the family the jerk chicken was amazing. My 2 nephews, my father &* I went out snorkeling on our own once we got settled down on the beach. My father and I originally had plans to go on an excursion to go swim with the sting rays but it got cancelled because when we got there the weather was a little stormy. I thought my day was going to be horrible but thank goodness it started to clear up, the skies were blue and the water was beyond clear. From your cruise boat you can see right down into the water and see fish swimming by. As for me thinking my day was going to be horrible — once we went out on our own snorkel adventure all of my “bad day” thoughts left my mind as I enjoyed the beyond BEAUTIFUL underwater world. We maybe swam out a good mile to the drop off point and along the way we found sand dollars and conch shells. The boys LOVED getting to experience that. Swimming next to the drop off point was a little scary but we just ended up turning around and swimming back no harm done. Can’t wait to be coming back in 2021 &* experiencing more of the island because it will forever be my favorite place to be.