Eastern Caribbean
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos
A sliver of an island with a beach at the gangway and a wall of coral offshore.
Grand Turk is a small island in the Turks and Caicos and home to the territory's capital, Cockburn Town. Its cruise centre opens straight onto the beach. The island grew up on sea salt, and John Glenn came ashore here after orbiting the Earth in 1962.
- Beach at the pier
- Cockburn Town
- Wall diving
- John Glenn's splashdown
What Grand Turk is known for
Cockburn Town
The colonial capital, with Bermudian-style houses along Duke and Front Streets.
Grand Turk Lighthouse
A cast-iron lighthouse from the 1850s on the island's northern tip.
The salinas
Shallow salt ponds left from three centuries of sea salt production.
Quick facts
- Territory
- Turks and Caicos (United Kingdom)
- Currency
- US dollar
- Language
- English
- Port type
- Dock
- Game route from Miami
- about 627 nautical miles
Grand Turk in the game
Unlocks at Explorer Level 2. Arrive to collect the stamp, then pass four missions and gather all five souvenirs to become a Port Master.
Port Trivia
Five questions about this destination.
Harbor Pilot
Steer through ten gates. The closer to the centre of each, the more it scores.
Souvenir Match
Flip cards and pair up local souvenirs.
Souvenir Hunt
Spot the listed keepsakes hidden on the quay.
Souvenirs to collect
- Sea salt pouch
- Space capsule model
- Humpback whale tail
- Wild donkey plush
- Lighthouse ornament
Nearby ports
Eastern Caribbean
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
The Amber Coast: a cable car up the mountain and a fort by the sea.
Eastern Caribbean
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Five centuries of fortress walls, blue cobblestones and piña coladas.
Western Caribbean
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Waterfalls you climb, reggae on the breeze and jerk smoke in the air.
Destination information is a general guide and can change. Voyages in Port Hopper World are simulated and are not real itineraries.