​ARRIVAL

The Zuiderdam arrived in St Georges around 7 am and moored next to the P & O line Britannia.  We were cleared by 8 am.

Zuiderdam crewmembers working on the hull

We booked a 3-hour private taxi tour using Viator a couple of days ago.  Our driver, Tony, contacted us via WhatsApp, and said he would meet us at noon at the Cruise Terminal at the base of the pier.  Here is Tony’s contact information and website.

WhatsApp   +1 473 420 0318 –
Booking Link HERE

It’s a short walk from the ship to the terminal – leave time to take some pictures of the Grenada sign at the end of the pier.

Grenada is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its independence on Feb 7th 2024

Some of the major attractions in Grenada are waterfalls and rum factories but we weren’t interested in seeing those, so we asked Tony to drive us around and give us a feel of the non-touristy parts of St Georges and Grenada.

We drove for about 3 hours over 27 miles along the blue line on the left side of this map

Born in Grenada, Tony moved with his family to the UK when he was two years old.  He lived in the UK until he returned to Grenada after retiring from the British Army.  Tony’s nice van was parked nearby and we were soon on our way.

Traffic signals were relatively new and policeman helped keep traffic flowing since the lights were not timed for every situation.

URGENT FURY

After about 30 minutes of exploring the city of St. Georges, we headed out of town staying close to the coast as we continued south.  Along the way, we saw some of the locations that were involved in the 1983 US Invasion, “Urgent Fury.”

This monument was commissioned by Ronald Reagan and commemorated the 19 Americans who were killed during the Grenada Invasion on October 25, 1983.

Kirani James was Grenada’s first and only Olympic medalist.  He has helped fund the Grenada Olympic committee that helps develop local athletes.

ST GEORGE’S UNIVERSITY

Continuing on, we drove through St George’s University’s beautiful campus.  This university is primarily a medical and veterinary college.

Entrance to St George’s University

St George’s Library

We continued our tour past the airport before heading back to St Georges City where Tony dropped us off at a Sails, a waterfront restaurant a short walk from the port.

Judy with our driver and guide, Tony

SAILS LUNCH SPOT

Sails is less than 1/2 mile from the ship

After our lunch at “Sails,” we walked back to the ship along the yellow path, passing thru the market along the way

Carib is a local beer brewed on Grenada

Judy ordered a burger while I got the Seafood boil.  All the food was great, but don’t come here if you are rushed for time.

Seafood Boil

HOUSE OF CHOCOLATE

On the way back to the ship, we headed up to the House of Chocolate, arriving a few minutes before they closed.  They have a small exhibit describing how chocolate is made.  We picked up a few chocolate bars before heading back to the ship.

This is the small display inside the House of Chocolate

There are two ways back to the ship from Sails – you can walk up this hill, or thru a tunnel.  We walked up the hill since we wanted to stop by the market on the other side

The St Georges market is a few blocks from the ship.  We browsed through some of the stalls and picked up a small bag of cinnamon and nutmeg.

We bought some Nutmeg and Cinnamon here

The view of the cruise terminal as we sailed away

WORLD STAGE

Flautist, Andrea Amat, from Valencia Spain was the featured entertainer.  She started with a medley of fast tempo tunes.  She performed Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies alongside a huge video of two of her images in accompaniment.