# Grand Turk Is Now My Favorite Cruise Port For a Beach Day With The Boys *By James Hills — Updated March 2025* I've been privileged to visit a lot of ports during my cruises but I love Grand Turk! Developed a few years ago as a port for Carnival, the port is probably the perfect "beach day" port and my favorite in all of the Caribbean! ## It's Close to The Ship! This element simply can't be understated. Two of my other favorite Caribbean cruise ports for beach days are Cozumel ([I LOOOOVE Nachi Cocum](https://cozumelnachicocom.com/)!) and Mahogany Bay, Roatan (also a Carnival owned port). However, both of these locations require you to travel a fair distance to the beach, but at Grand Turk you are RIGHT THERE. You could probably even swim over to the ship from the beach and climb up the rope, but I really wouldn't recommend that. ## Margaritaville Has Awesome Food and Drinks Or maybe it's that the drinks are just really strong ... so the food tastes good. 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On the date we visited, there were two ships in port - Carnival Sunshine and Carnival Glory. The excursion person on the ship informed us that they had actually been booked for MONTHS in advance.  Inside, you'll find comfy couches, air conditioning, and a door that locks so you can keep your stuff safe if you decide to to explore for a bit. **Pro Tip:** If you run into the same situation that we did initially, simply email shoreexcursions@carnival.com and ask to be placed on the wait list. You never know who might cancel and they also reserve a certain number of cabanas for each ship in port. So if you are in a situation like ours, the allotment for your ship might be taken but possibly there is an opening on the other ship that you can take if you are lucky! ## Oh Yeah and it Has a Great Beach Too! I can't really underestimate the importance of having a great beach for a beach day on your [cruise vacation](https://www.mantripping.com/cruises.html) ... that seems like an obvious fact, but with an amazing Margaritaville pool right here, the beach was almost an afterthought initially. However, it is long, shallow, clean, and crystal clear water. There are plenty of chairs for you to relax in and shade from the palm trees too. September's Pick Princess Cruises ### 7-Day Voyage of the Glaciers (Northbound) Why we picked it: seven days of glaciers with the sailing done overnight, so you wake up somewhere new without losing a day to travel. The northbound run ends in Anchorage if you want to add land time. 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