Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park
Cruise pier and shopping/dining development on Wickhams Cay I, Road Town, run by Tortola Pier Park Ltd; shops open 06:00–midnight. Taxi rank at the pier; tender pier alongside for ships at anchor.
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Road Town, Tortola
Road Town, on Tortola's south coast, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands, a British Overseas Territory east of Puerto Rico. More about Road Town →
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Ship schedule by month
October 2026 · from today · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)
ShipDateArrivalDeparture
Showing 9 of 9 calls in October
Cruise Ships in Road Town
Today and the next 7 days · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)
Today · Thu 22 OctTypical
4,721 people in port
1 ship · ships alongside 06:45 – 14:00
14% quieter than a typical day in Road Town. Busiest 07:00 – 14:00, when 1 ship is alongside.
Next 7 days
Quietest: Sun 25 Oct · busiest: Wed 28 Oct- Thu22 Oct4.7kTypical1 ship
- Fri23 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Sat24 Oct3.0kLight1 ship
- Sun25 Oct2.8kLight1 ship
- Mon26 Oct–No ships0 ships
- Tue27 Oct4.0kLight1 ship
- Wed28 Oct9.6kPeak2 ships
Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Road Town day.
Planning a day in Road Town?
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
Where is the Road Town cruise port?
Ships dock at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park on Wickhams Cay I, at the edge of Road Town. You walk along the pier through the Pier Park shops and out to town; Main Street is a flat 10–15 minute walk.
When the pier is full, ships anchor and tender to a pier alongside.
There is no swimming beach within walking distance; taxis to the beaches leave from the pier rank.
Terminal
Getting to the Road Town cruise port
Road Town centre (Main Street / Crafts Alive) → Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park
1 km · 10–15 min by car
Road Town begins at the pier gate; walk out through Pier Park along Administration Drive to Crafts Alive and Main Street.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
TransportTypical priceJourneyGood to know
Walk
Freeper person
10–15 min
Flat; add the walk along the pier from the ship. Time per Port Atlas / local guide.
Taxi (within Road Town)
$5per person
Varies
Government 'around Road Town' fare from the Road Town table; per person.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Driving to the port
There is no Uber/Lyft in the BVI; taxis charge government-set fares per person, so confirm passenger count and the return pickup point (say 'Tortola Pier Park cruise terminal') before leaving. Public bus services between Road Town and East/West End were announced in March 2026 but have no confirmed cruise-pier stop.
Road Town Cruise Terminals
1 terminal
Eating in Road Town
Where to eat
Tortola Pier Park
Restaurants and bars inside the pier development, steps from the ship.
Cane Garden Bay
Beach bars and restaurants along the bay, a common lunch stop on a beach day.
Destination
About Road Town
Road Town, on Tortola's south coast, is the capital of the British Virgin Islands, a British Overseas Territory east of Puerto Rico.
The town wraps around Road Harbour beneath steep green hills, with Main Street, the Crafts Alive market and the J. R. O'Neal Botanic Gardens close to the pier. Beyond town are north-shore beaches such as Cane Garden Bay and Sage Mountain, the highest point in the British and US Virgin Islands.
The US dollar is the currency and traffic drives on the left.
- Climate
- Tropical monsoon climate moderated by trade winds: typical highs around 32 °C in summer and 29 °C in winter, lows 21–24 °C; about 1,250 mm of rain a year, wettest September–November. Hurricane season runs June–November.
- Time zone
- Atlantic Standard Time
- Currency
- US Dollar (USD)
Things to Do in Road Town
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Cane Garden Bay
Tortola's best-known north-shore beach, a curved bay of calm water with beach bars and restaurants along the sand. About 15–20 minutes over the hills by taxi; one-way fare USD 12–24 per person depending on group size. Book the return ride before you go.
Sage Mountain National Park
The BVI's first national park, on the highest point in the British and US Virgin Islands (1,710 ft), with 14 looping trails through reforested mahogany and white cedar and views across the islands. About 15–20 minutes' drive plus a 10-minute walk from the car park; visitor fee USD 5 adults, USD 3 children from 1 Nov 2026 (USD 3/2 before).
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Road Town: Main Street and Crafts Alive
Walk out of Pier Park to the Crafts Alive market and the older wooden buildings of Main Street, then on to the J. R. O'Neal Botanic Gardens, with palms, shaded pergolas and island plant collections (visitor fee USD 5 adults from 1 Nov 2026). Good for short calls; all within about 15 minutes' walk.