⚓ Cruise Port

Scarborough

Currency
Trinidad & Tobago dollar (TT$); USD accepted in many tourist spots.
Language
English
Time in Port
Typically around 8am–5pm.
Pier Location
The cruise port is central in Scarborough; Pigeon Point and Buccoo are about 20 minutes away.
Best For
Reef snorkeling, beaches, rainforest, and a laid-back pace
About Scarborough

Scarborough is the relaxed capital of Tobago, the quieter, greener half of Trinidad & Tobago. It pairs calm Caribbean beaches like Pigeon Point with the protected Buccoo Reef and its mid-sea Nylon Pool, plus the oldest legally protected rainforest in the Western Hemisphere. Unhurried and unspoiled, it's a nature-and-beach escape with a hilltop colonial fort overlooking the bay.

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Insider Tip

Tobago is far sleepier than bustling Trinidad — lean into it. The Buccoo Reef tour out to the Nylon Pool (a turquoise sandbar you can stand on in the middle of the sea) is the one-of-a-kind experience here.

Highlights
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Pigeon Point
Tobago's iconic beach — turquoise water, a thatched jetty, and powder sand on the Bon Accord lagoon.
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Buccoo Reef & Nylon Pool
A glass-bottom-boat reef tour ending at the Nylon Pool, a shallow, crystal turquoise sandbar in the open sea.
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Main Ridge Forest Reserve
The oldest protected rainforest in the Western Hemisphere (since 1776), rich with birds and waterfalls.
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Fort King George
A hilltop 18th-century British fort with cannons, gardens, and sweeping views over Scarborough.
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Argyle Waterfall
Tobago's tallest, a three-tier rainforest waterfall with swimming pools, on the windward coast.
Local Food & Drink
  • Curry crab and dumpling — Tobago's beloved signature dish.
  • Roti and doubles — curried, Indian-Caribbean street food.
  • Bake and shark — fried fish in fried bread.
  • Fresh grilled fish with a cold Carib or Stag beer.
Shore Excursion Ideas
1 Buccoo Reef glass-bottom boat and the Nylon Pool.
2 Main Ridge rainforest and Argyle Waterfall.
3 Pigeon Point beach day.
4 Island sightseeing with Fort King George.
Sailings to Scarborough
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Royal Caribbean
Southern Caribbean Cruise
Grandeur of the Seas · 10 nights
Colón · November 14, 2026
From $1,042/pp
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