Which port does the Emerald dock at in Dominica?

[YORKI1]

Can anyone confirm which port the Emerald docks at in Dominica. Is it Roseau or Portsmouth?

 

Thank you.

[1 HappyCruiser]

Typically Roseau, at least all the times we've been there.

[robtulipe]

We've been to Dominica on a port stop at least five times and always docked in Roseau which is shown below. It was taken from the Morne Bruce heights above the Botanical Gardens. I recall from from one of our first visits there being told by our tour guide that Portsmouth was no longer used as a cruise dock since it couldn't handle today's larger cruise ships.

 

[PescadoAmarillo]

Always Roseau, but last year wear at the freight dock one time, north of the usual dock. It was the first time out of many times that we were docked there. Usually, if there were two ships in port at all, a smaller ship was at the freight dock.

[chrysalis]

Always Roseau, but last year wear at the freight dock one time, north of the usual dock. It was the first time out of many times that we were docked there. Usually, if there were two ships in port at all, a smaller ship was at the freight dock.

 

Agreed...we have been to the freight dock twice on Princess cruises.....once in an R ship, and once in a Sun Class ship. Have been at the main dock most times and have seen other Princess ships tied to the freight dock.

[RickEk]

We were there on the Crown Princess on the New Year's cruise and docked in Rouseau. As others have said, it seems that the larger vessels must dock at Rouseau.

 

And here's a pic of Rouseau from our balcony. You can almost see the "pot o' gold" at the end of the rainbow. :)

 

Dominica 072 by RickEk, on Flickr

[sun&sea]

We were at the freight dock last January on the CB. I am not sure what other ships were in port that day.

 

Janet

[Tweedy]

We were at the freight dock in April...

 

taken from Morne Bruce

[PescadoAmarillo]

And here's a pic of Rouseau from our balcony. You can almost see the "pot o' gold" at the end of the rainbow. :)

 

Dominica 072 by RickEk, on Flickr

Dominica is almost a sure thing when it comes to spotting rainbows. We're usually lucky if we're up on deck early, as the ship is docking, and then again about 4pm. I guess that's why they call it a rainforest.

[1 HappyCruiser]

We were at the freight dock in April...

 

taken from Morne Bruce

 

Is there anything near the freight dock- at all. Stores, hotels, Church's? It appears to be quite always from town.

[robtulipe]

Is there anything near the freight dock- at all. Stores, hotels, Church's? It appears to be quite always from town.

The freight dock is just north of the cruise pier thus is right in the middle of Roseau.

[Stevesan]

The freight dock is just north of the cruise pier thus is right in the middle of Roseau.

 

My one experience the cruise ship arranged for shuttles to/from town.

[1 HappyCruiser]

The freight dock is just north of the cruise pier thus is right in the middle of Roseau.

 

Sounds like it's still within walking distance of everything we need.

[PescadoAmarillo]

No shuttles last year on the Emerald. We took a taxi into town but then walked up to the botanical gardens and came back a different way to yhe ship. The area right around the freight dock is fine with sidewalks, but between there and town along the waterfront gets a little seedy but most likely still safe.

[1 HappyCruiser]

No shuttles last year on the Emerald. We took a taxi into town but then walked up to the botanical gardens and came back a different way to yhe ship. The area right around the freight dock is fine with sidewalks, but between there and town along the waterfront gets a little seedy but most likely still safe.

 

Sounds good. btw- I read there's no admission to the gardens. Is that correct?

After a little more reading about the gardens it doesn't sound all that impressive but since we've see just about everything else there is to see we might walk up there.

[PescadoAmarillo]

There was no admission to the gardens we saw, but either we weren't actually at the gardens, or they simply aren't that impressive. I'm still not certain. The best part of that afternoon was sitting and watching a school team play cricket and then enjoying some really tasty chicken cooked at an open cart at the same field. It was only after we were at the higher elevation in Roseau that we could see a quicker and easier way to get back to the freight dock (at an angle to the water, instead of walking to the water and then turning right). But, like many places in the Caribbean, the danger comes not from crime but from being run over or breaking an ankle on a narrow street with no sidewalk and a 2 foot deep drainage trench running along the sides.

[1 HappyCruiser]

There was no admission to the gardens we saw, but either we weren't actually at the gardens, or they simply aren't that impressive. I'm still not certain. The best part of that afternoon was sitting and watching a school team play cricket and then enjoying some really tasty chicken cooked at an open cart at the same field. It was only after we were at the higher elevation in Roseau that we could see a quicker and easier way to get back to the freight dock (at an angle to the water, instead of walking to the water and then turning right). But, like many places in the Caribbean, the danger comes not from crime but from being run over or breaking an ankle on a narrow street with no sidewalk and a 2 foot deep drainage trench running along the sides.

 

If it's a cooler day in Nov without a chance of rain we might just go there to kill some time & get exercise if nothing else. Like most of the poorer islands, the drainage of the streets in towns leave a lot to be improved upon- nothing new.