cole'snana Posted June 7, 2018 #1 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Does Holland dock at Crown Bay or Havensight in St Thomas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxmantoo Posted June 7, 2018 #2 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Does Holland dock at Crown Bay or Havensight in St Thomas? Havensight for the past two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 7, 2018 #3 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Just bear in mind that the harbour master could make a change depending on circumstances. When HAL was still using Crown Bay, one of our Noordam cruises was diverted at the last minute to Havensight. De[ending on port load, there is also the possibility that you'd be tendering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishin' musician Posted June 7, 2018 #4 Share Posted June 7, 2018 I was there in Jan and there was a smaller HAL ship docked in Crown Bay, along with an X ship. There were only 2 ships at Havensight, so it wasn't like there wasn't space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 7, 2018 #5 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Just bear in mind that the harbour master could make a change depending on circumstances. When HAL was still using Crown Bay, one of our Noordam cruises was diverted at the last minute to Havensight. De[ending on port load, there is also the possibility that you'd be tendering. I was there in Jan and there was a smaller HAL ship docked in Crown Bay' date=' along with an X ship. There were only 2 ships at Havensight, so it wasn't like there wasn't space.[/quote]If you are thinking of booking private shore excursions, just make sure that the company has a good fallback plan should your berth be changed. Because of the uncertainty, we tend to plan DIY excursions with lots of flexibility. Ship excursions, of course, remain a safe bet, although the timing might vary with a change in docking arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catl331 Posted June 8, 2018 #6 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I think HAL's 10-year contract to use Crown Bay may be over. About 4 months before your cruise check www dot vinow dot com/cruise/ship-schedule/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haladdict Posted June 8, 2018 #7 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Havensight is the regular spot now, but as other have said, things can change. We prefer Havensight, because its a nice walk along the sea front into town. Sandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted June 8, 2018 #8 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I was there in Jan and there was a smaller HAL ship docked in Crown Bay' date=' along with an X ship. There were only 2 ships at Havensight, so it wasn't like there wasn't space.[/quote'] It’s not about Haven sight lacking space. We once visited St Thomas on Caribbean Princess and were the only ship in port. Still docked in Crown Bay. Cruiselines sign contracts with CB and must dock at least one ship there. Second can dock at HS. This is to develop CB more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 10, 2018 #9 Share Posted June 10, 2018 HAL and Princess signed docking contracts for CB years ago. There has to be an ' end date.' I think they might have been 1 5 year contract and should b e c lose to or have run out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 10, 2018 #10 Share Posted June 10, 2018 HAL and Princess signed docking contracts for CB years ago. There has to be an ' end date.' I think they might have been 1 5 year contract and should b e c lose to or have run out? Yes, the contract with Crown Bay has expired, and HAL now uses Havensight. However, as several posters have pointed out, there are times when ships are redirected by the harbour master to the other facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted June 11, 2018 #11 Share Posted June 11, 2018 HAL and Princess signed docking contracts for CB years ago. There has to be an ' end date.' I think they might have been 1 5 year contract and should b e c lose to or have run out?Not sure about HAL, but Princess contract ended in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 11, 2018 #12 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Not sure about HAL, but Princess contract ended in 2016. There you go :) IMO, Interesting they did not renew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted June 12, 2018 #13 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Havensight is a much nicer place to dock, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted June 12, 2018 #14 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Havensight is a much nicer place to dock, IMHO. I used to think so too. Harbor looks great. But unless you are planning to shop a lot ... it doesn’t really matter. We got used to CB ... as we mostly go to Emerald beach lately. Some people even walk there from CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 12, 2018 #15 Share Posted June 12, 2018 :( I used to think so too. Harbor looks great. But unless you are planning to shop a lot ... it doesn’t really matter. We got used to CB ... as we mostly go to Emerald beach lately. Some people even walk there from CB. In the days when HAL docked at Havensight, my dh and I enjoyed t he walk to down town. We did not feel safe walking to down town from CB and we missed that enjoyable walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djhsolara Posted June 12, 2018 #16 Share Posted June 12, 2018 I miss Crown Bay. I know I’m in the minority, but we were not impressed with Havensight. We much prefer CB. Either way we’re taking a taxi to downtown, so that’s not a selling point for us. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted June 13, 2018 #17 Share Posted June 13, 2018 :( In the days when HAL docked at Havensight, my dh and I enjoyed t he walk to down town. We did not feel safe walking to down town from CB and we missed that enjoyable walk. We did walk from CB to downtown in ... 2009. Cannot recall any problems. Pretty open area. People walk there and to the other side to Emerald beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted June 13, 2018 #18 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Now, it's Havensight for HAL. We liked Crown Bay better. :(:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted June 13, 2018 #19 Share Posted June 13, 2018 We did walk from CB to downtown in ... 2009. Cannot recall any problems. Pretty open area.People walk there and to the other side to Emerald beach. for portions of the walk there are no sidwalks and that is a busy street where vehicles Travel fast Not safe to walk some portions in the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 13, 2018 #20 Share Posted June 13, 2018 for portions of the walk there are no sidwalks and that is a busy street where vehicles Travel fast Not safe to walk some portions in the street. When was the last time you walked or taxied from Crown Bay into Charlotte Amalie? I believe that there's sidewalk the whole way now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doone Posted June 13, 2018 #21 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I much prefer Havensight over Crown Bay, I am thrilled the Kiningsdam will be docked at Havensight in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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