Walkable from Ship?

[Chesie]

We are on Princess and wondering from the dock if we can walk into town from the ship? Is there much to do that is walkable? Thank you!

[Karysa]

It is not a very nice port area to me. I would only use maybe an hour of my time prior to the ship departing to tour the town. Here is what I remember to be a walkable distance from the port: Cathedral, Museum, craft market, food market, restaurants and shops. I would take a taxi and go to Nelsons Dockyard, Shirley Height's, the bridge, Betty's Hope and Harmony Hall I think it is called. The beaches are also a nice in Antigua but to me the town has no appeal whatsoever.

[Host Kewlguy]

I agree, there is not much to see within walking distance from the pier. You really need to get away from the pier area to see the real Antigua.

[Chesie]

Thank you! Looks like we're on the beach for this island.

[PhoenixCruiser]

I agree, there is not much to see within walking distance from the pier. You really need to get away from the pier area to see the real Antigua.

 

Hey T :D What did you did in Antigua? We are not beach people, just looking for a good restaurant and perhaps some shopping. Any suggestions?

 

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[Host Kewlguy]

Hey T :D What did you did in Antigua? We are not beach people, just looking for a good restaurant and perhaps some shopping. Any suggestions?

 

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That's a tough question because we ALWAYS go to the beach in Antigua. Antigua is known for beaches, not shopping or fine dining. :)

[Karysa]

Hey T :D What did you did in Antigua? We are not beach people, just looking for a good restaurant and perhaps some shopping. Any suggestions?

 

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Try Harmony Hall in Antigua it has a nice restaurant with lovely views and an art gallery and gift shop.

[DougYWG]

Forget shopping in Antigua. For a memorable lunch, try Catherine's Cafe. It is owned by a French couple and has a terrific location, right on the water where you can look across to Nelson's old buildings.

[PhoenixCruiser]

Yikes, sorry for the typo :o

 

That's a tough question because we ALWAYS go to the beach in Antigua. Antigua is known for beaches, not shopping or fine dining. :)

 

Try Harmony Hall in Antigua it has a nice restaurant with lovely views and an art gallery and gift shop.

 

Forget shopping in Antigua. For a memorable lunch, try Catherine's Cafe. It is owned by a French couple and has a terrific location, right on the water where you can look across to Nelson's old buildings.

 

Thank you all, I will research the two restaurants and not expect much shopping. One beach day out of the week just might be doable :p

 

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[pikabu]

Sorry to hijack this thread, but just wanted to comment/ask...

 

I am sailing with NCL, and antigua is one of the ports. We're not doing beach, but i'm thinking about booking a kayak/hike tour which would be in the morning until afternoon. We will probably head back to the ship to change/grab a bite to eat... which would leave us about 3 hours left at port.

 

Any suggestions on what we can do within those 3 hours? We'll probably grab something to eat on the ship so we won't be hungry.. and not interested in shopping. Some suggestions i read on this thread was catherdral, old fort, museum but seem lackluster (to us). Is there anything interesting to see that we'd be able to walk to within 3 hours???

[atlgants]

My mom and I will be stopping here in December! Thanks for the information!

[CruiseFanfromNY]

We will be there on a Sunday and would like to attend Roman Catholic Mass. How far away is the Cathedral? Is it walkable? Thank you.

[Karysa]

We will be there on a Sunday and would like to attend Roman Catholic Mass. How far away is the Cathedral? Is it walkable? Thank you.

 

Very walkable. Less than a 10 minute walk I would think.

[marylizcat]

We will be there on a Sunday and would like to attend Roman Catholic Mass. How far away is the Cathedral? Is it walkable? Thank you.

 

This will be a Protestant Anglican cathedral, I'm pretty sure. So no Catholic masses, I'm afraid.

[CruiseFanfromNY]

OK. Thank you. I'll try to do some research.