Cluster · Charlotte Amalie
Havensight & Yacht Haven
Cruise-dock cluster: shops at Havensight and the marina at Yacht Haven Grande; easy for a taxi drop, but full on cruise days and quiet otherwise.
Key facts
- 28″ bags
- painful
- Time budget
- 90m
- Rescue coverage
- 97% ≤7′
- max p90 7′
- Places
- 1
- 1 sleep area in reach
Rules in force · 8Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…
- Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
- Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
- Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
- US Virgin Islands ↗Entry follows US rules: international visitors need a US visa or ESTA as for the mainland. US citizens need no passport from the mainland, but must clear customs when leaving for the mainland.
- US Virgin Islands ↗The British Virgin Islands are a separate British territory: a ferry trip there is an international crossing and needs a passport.
- US Virgin Islands ↗Protect the reefs: do not stand on coral, and follow national park rules on St John.
- Charlotte Amalie ↗Cruise-ship days change everything: check the port schedule for the days you plan to be downtown and go before 09:00 or after 16:00.
- Charlotte Amalie ↗After dark, take taxis between clusters and back to your bed rather than walking.
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Map to the centre
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Walking weather, next 5 days
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Plan
How the ground walks, and what is here
Bound and physics
The Havensight Mall area, the cruise dock road and Yacht Haven Grande.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- paved promenades
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
Eat and drink here
A roadside jerk-chicken and barbecue stand on the Route 38 side of the island, a short taxi ride from Havensight or downtown; smoke from the drum-barrel grill is the landmark, not a street address, so ask your driver or hotel for the current location before you go.
On the ground
Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby
Rescue anchors
A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.
Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor. Drag to move; click the map, then scroll to zoom.
Havensight Mall (AC, WC)
ac · Toilet · Food & drink · Place to sit · works in any conditions
Yacht Haven Grande promenade (food, seated rest)
Food & drink · Place to sit · Toilet · works in any conditions
Cruise dock road bus shelter
Shelter from rain · Place to sit · works in any conditions
Corner shop or café
Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions
97% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 7.9 min) · 97% on hot days
Nodes in this cluster
Havensight and Yacht Haven waterfront
Shops and a marina promenade by the cruise dock; a short, air-conditioned stop when it rains or you have an hour to fill, best on days without ships.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street & the waterfront | Taxi along the waterfront road | ~12 min | flat |
Sleep within reach
- Frenchtown — 25–35 min
Red lines here
- Cruise days: expect queues at the shops and taxi stand.
Deep dive
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.