Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown, the capital of St Vincent and the Grenadines, wraps around a bay on the south-west coast of the main island of St Vincent. More about Kingstown →

Kingstown waterfront and the green hills of St Vincent seen across the blue bay on a sunny day, with a small ferry in the water
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Ship schedule by month

October 2026 · from today · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

ShipDateArrivalDeparture
Carnival Venezia
Carnival Cruise Line
Sun 25 Oct
Arrival08:00
Departure17:00

Showing 1 of 1 call in October

Cruise Ships in Kingstown

Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Today · Fri 23 OctNo ships
0 people in port
No cruise ships today

Next 7 days

  1. Fri
    23 Oct
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  2. Sat
    24 Oct
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  3. Sun
    25 Oct
    5.5kBusy
    1 ship
  4. Mon
    26 Oct
    –No ships
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  5. Tue
    27 Oct
    –No ships
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  6. Wed
    28 Oct
    –No ships
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  7. Thu
    29 Oct
    –No ships
    0 ships

Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Kingstown day.

Planning a day in Kingstown?

The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.

See the Kingstown cruise crowd calendar

Where is the Kingstown cruise port?

Kingstown cruise ship terminal, Bay Street, on the south-eastern side of Kingstown Bay (MPOC: 13°08'48"N, 61°13'36"W), at the edge of downtown Kingstown.

Cruise port

Kingstown cruise ship terminal has no map position yet.

Getting to the Kingstown cruise port

Argyle International Airport (SVD) → Kingstown cruise ship terminal

13.5 km · ~31 min by car

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Taxi, AIA to Kingstown (regulated fare)
XCD 91–114per vehicle
Varies
Approximate fare. XCD 91 regular hours, XCD 114 after hours, for 1–3 passengers; XCD 13 per extra passenger (2022 regulated fares).
Minibus, Argyle–Kingstown
XCD 4per person
Varies
Approximate fare. XCD 4.00 on the Argyle, Mount Pleasant, Calder, Stubbs–Kingstown route (2022 regulated fares).

Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.

Driving to the port

Within Kingstown and around, taxis are XCD 13 per passenger (XCD 17 after hours). Uber/Lyft do not operate.

Kingstown Cruise Terminals

1 terminal

Kingstown cruise ship terminal

Two-berth cruise pier: a north berth for ships up to 335 m and a south berth for ships up to 200 m.

Not on the map yet

Parking at the Kingstown cruise port

Port of call; no cruise parking.

Where to Stay Before Your Cruise

Pick the area first. Typical nightly prices, approximate.

Kingstown

$92–203 / night

Walk to the ship; capital town centre.

Typical hotel

$92–203 / night
Port ~0 minAirport ~31 min

At the terminal; the airport is 13.5 km and about 31 min away.

Hotels here
  • The Cobblestone Inn
  • Grenadine House

Villa / Indian Bay

$120–154 / night

Beach hotels on the south coast.

Typical hotel

$120–154 / night
Port ~14 minAirport ~21 min

4.5 km and about 14 min to the terminal; 11.1 km and about 21 min to the airport.

Hotels here
  • Sunset Shores Beach Hotel & Restaurant
  • Mariners Hotel
  • Paradise Beach Hotel

Eating in Kingstown

Where to eat

Downtown Kingstown (Bay Street / Halifax Street)

Town-centre restaurants such as Basil's Bar & Restaurant on Bay Street and Bickles on Halifax Street; the Carib-Beans specialist coffee shop is at the cruise ship terminal.

Villa

South-coast beach area with restaurants such as Beachcombers and Bungalow.

Destination

About Kingstown

Kingstown, the capital of St Vincent and the Grenadines, wraps around a bay on the south-west coast of the main island of St Vincent. Cruise ships dock at the Kingstown cruise ship terminal on the south-east side of the bay, a two-berth pier at the edge of the town centre run by the national port operator MPOC. The port handles more than 200,000 cruise passengers a year.

Close by are the Botanic Gardens, founded in 1765 and the oldest in the Western Hemisphere, with a breadfruit tree descended from Captain Bligh's 1793 plants. Further afield are rainforest walks such as the Vermont Nature Trail and the Dark View Falls on the north-west coast.

Time zone
Atlantic Standard Time
Currency
XCD

Things to Do in Kingstown

Lily pond with water lilies, clipped hedges and tall palms in the St Vincent Botanic Gardens, Kingstown
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Botanic Gardens

On 20 acres on the outskirts of Kingstown, founded in 1765, they are the oldest botanic gardens in the Western Hemisphere. They hold a breadfruit tree from the original plant Captain Bligh brought in 1793, and you can see the endemic St Vincent Parrot there.

Bamboo suspension bridge over the rocky river in the rainforest on the trail to Dark View Falls, St Vincent
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Dark View Falls

Two waterfalls on the north-west coast drop over high cliffs into natural pools. A short rainforest trail with bamboo groves and a suspension bridge leads to them, and there are picnic areas and viewing platforms.

Palm trees and rainforest-covered mountain peaks in the Vermont valley, St Vincent
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Vermont Nature Trail

A network of loop trails on Grand Bonhomme Mountain in the south of St Vincent, through evergreen and tropical rainforest. The Parrot Lookout is one of the best places to see the St Vincent Parrot in the wild, best at dusk and dawn.

Aerial view of the forested volcanic rock of Fort Duvernette in turquoise water off Villa, St Vincent
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Fort Duvernette

A fort on a large volcanic rock off Villa, built to defend Calliaqua. A spiral staircase of 225 steps carved into the rock leads to the top, 200 ft above sea level, with two batteries of cannon, a picnic area and 360-degree views of the south coast. Reachable only by boat.

Cruise Ships Visiting Kingstown

Ambassador Cruise Line

P&O Cruises

Carnival Cruise Line

Costa Cruises

Crystal Cruises

Marella Cruises

MSC Cruises

Oceania Cruises

Regent Seven Seas

SeaDream

Star Clippers

Virgin Voyages