If you've done a tour of the island, Road Town is little more than a shanty town once you leave the refurbished dock area. Head for the beaches if that is your thing, otherwise, stay on the ship. ...
Tortola is beyond beautiful, and I cannot wait to go again. We did not book a ship tour. 9 of us decided to do an island tour. We found a driver who took us all over the island, to the top of the mountain, to the beach, and back to the ship. It was $15 per person. If you want to do this, walk past where all of the tour operators are. They were all charging between $20 and $25 per person. If ...
Tortola was a bit of a disappointment. If you did not have an excursion planned there really was not anything to do at this port. The new cruise port is beautiful and I am sure will be more interesting as the stores fill up; but for right now, not much of a reason to get off the ship without an excursion planned. ...
Was was too crowded on the boat; captain and crew were nice. Since we had such a short time at the port; felt it was safer to book with the cruise line but we were really packed in. Snorkeling was good and it was nice that the crew got in the water with us. ...