Southern Caribbean · Cruise port guide
St. George's, Grenada
The Spice Island — a horseshoe harbour town built into a volcanic crater, with nutmeg estates inland and an underwater sculpture park offshore.
Port basics
Getting ashore
Ships dock
Berth to town
The Carenage waterfront and town centre are a 5 to 10 minute walk from the terminal.
Time in port
Typically 7–9 hours
Cruise season
Calls year-round, busiest November to April
Currency
East Caribbean dollar (XCD), pegged to the US dollar; US dollars widely accepted
Language
English; Grenadian Creole English is widely spoken
Time zone
Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4), no daylight saving
Nearest airport
Maurice Bishop International (GND) — About 8 km southwest, 20 minutes
These are the patterns Grenada normally operates on. Berth assignments, tender arrangements and time in port vary by ship, line and day, and we confirm the specifics for your sailing once we know the dates.
About Grenada
Grenada produces a significant share of the world’s nutmeg, and the spice appears on the national flag. Estate tours inland show the whole process — nutmeg and its mace husk drying in open sheds, cocoa fermenting in trays — and they are among the few Caribbean excursions built around a working agricultural industry rather than a beach.
St. George’s is widely considered the prettiest harbour town in the Caribbean. The Carenage curves around an inner harbour that is a flooded volcanic crater, lined with pastel warehouses and red-tiled roofs, with forts on the ridges above. The town climbs steeply, which is scenic and hard work.
Grand Anse is the island’s main beach: nearly 3 km of pale sand about 10 minutes from the terminal, with a view back to St. George’s. It is calm, wide and easy to reach independently, which makes it a straightforward option for a group that does not want to book an excursion.
The Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park, created by Jason deCaires Taylor in 2006, was the first of its kind: concrete figures placed on the seabed in shallow water, now colonised by coral. It is visited by snorkel trip or glass-bottom boat and doubles as an artificial reef.
Going ashore in Grenada
Within reach on foot
- The Carenage, the horseshoe inner harbour promenade
- St. George’s Market Square, busiest on Saturday mornings
- Fort George, above the harbour
- The Grenada National Museum
What the port is known for
- Grand Anse Beach, a 3 km stretch about 10 minutes south
- Nutmeg and cocoa estate tours inland
- Annandale and Concord waterfalls
- The Molinere underwater sculpture park, by snorkel or glass-bottom boat
How ships berth here
The Melville Street Cruise Terminal is on the edge of St. George’s and takes two large ships. Overflow ships anchor in the outer harbour and tender in.
Access and mobility
The terminal and the Carenage are flat; St. George’s climbs steeply away from the water, and Fort George is a real ascent. Grand Anse Beach has level access from the road.
Weather and when ships call
Warm and humid, 26–31°C. The dry season runs January to May. Grenada sits at the southern end of the island arc and is struck by hurricanes much less often than islands further north, though not never.
Cruise season
Calls year-round, busiest November to April
Typical itinerary length
Grenada usually appears on 7–10 nights Southern Caribbean itineraries. Sails year-round, busiest November – April.
Ports often paired with Grenada
Itineraries that call here usually call at these too, so it is worth reading them together when you are comparing weeks.
Barbados
The easternmost Caribbean island and a major Southern Caribbean homeport, with a UNESCO capital, rum history and a wild Atlantic coast.
St. Vincent
A lightly visited volcanic island with the oldest botanical garden in the western hemisphere and the Grenadines strung out to the south.
St. Lucia
A steep volcanic island defined by the Pitons, with a pier in central Castries and a drive-in volcano at Soufrière.
Explore further
Bringing a group to Grenada?
We hold five cabins or more together as a single block, quote it once, and let each household book and pay separately. Tell us roughly when and how many.