St. Croix Cruise Ship Schedule
Track cruise ships at Frederiksted. See hourly crowd risk at Rainbow Beach and Buck Island.
Today at St. Croix
No cruise ships are scheduled today (April 22, 2026). Beaches should be at normal crowd levels.
How to Read the Hourly Timeline
Each box below represents one hour. The color tells you the expected crowd level from cruise ship visitors at that time.
Port Info
- • Cruise ships dock at the Ann E. Abramson Pier in Frederiksted on St. Croix's west coast.
- • Rainbow Beach is steps from the cruise pier — walkable in under 5 minutes.
- • Buck Island Reef National Monument is accessible by excursion boat from Frederiksted or Christiansted (~45 minutes).
- • Christiansted (the other main town) is a 30-minute taxi ride east.
- • Taxis and tour operators meet ships at the pier.
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Buck Island
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How does this work?
We pull published cruise ship schedules daily and estimate hourly crowd levels at Rainbow Beach and Buck Island based on which ships are at Frederiksted, their passenger capacity, and arrival/departure times. Rainbow Beach fills up fast because it's steps from the cruise pier. Buck Island gets excursion boat traffic typically arriving about an hour after the ship docks.
These are estimates based on published schedules and ship capacity. Real crowd levels depend on weather, excursion bookings, and actual occupancy. Use this as a planning tool — check the hourly bars and aim for green windows.