Port or Starboard

Which side of the ship offers the best views from your balcony> On our next cruise we want to visit St. Lucia. I've noticed many of the ships cruise past the Pitons and we think it would be great to have a balcony view.

[PapaBill]

Sailing into port, if the ship passes that side of the island, the Pitons would be Starboard. Sailing out of port, the Pitons would be port. I do not remember passing that side of the island on the ship either time we have been to StLucia. As a matter of fact, both times we have been there we approached and left the island from the north, going away from the Pitons.

One of the tours is a great trip and takes you past the Pitons.

Starboard. See the sunrise everymorning, the sunsets in the evening.

[lougee1043]

Starboard. See the sunrise everymorning, the sunsets in the evening.>>>>

since the sun rises in the east and sets in the west how can you see both from the same side of the ship ----do you mean see one on the outward leg and the other on the return

[GummyBear]

You'll have the same opportunity to view sunsets and sunrises on either side of the ship is on a north-south route.

[GummyBear]

As far as the ports go....depends on how you are docked. Ships usually board on the starboard side so you will usaually have a view of the pier and the other ship that's in port with you. If you want to see the island, you best choice will probably be Port.