Jersey Island St Helier, Channel Islands UK
United Kingdom
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Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Oceania Cruises (9 Cruises)
Regent Seven Seas Cruises (19 Cruises)
Seven Seas Mariner
9 Cruises
Seabourn Cruise Line (8 Cruises)
Seabourn Quest
8 Cruises
| 6 May | 15 days | One-way from Southampton to Copenhagen | |
| 6 May | 8 days | One-way from Southampton to Hamburg |
Silversea Cruises (4 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
Cruise ships anchor in St Aubin's Bay and tender passengers into St Helier harbour, a few minutes' walk from the town centre. The capital of the largest Channel Island can then be explored entirely on foot.
The centre of St Helier, its covered market and Elizabeth Castle fill half a day comfortably. If history interests you more than shopping, swap the market for the Jersey War Tunnels a few kilometres away, by organised excursion or taxi.
It depends on the tide. At low water you walk out along the exposed causeway; at high water a ferry makes the crossing. Check the tide table before setting off on foot: the sea comes back in at a speed that surprises even locals.
Because they are among the largest in Europe. Twice a day the sea retreats so far that the island gains square kilometres of rock, sandbank and glittering pools. Those tides set the rhythm of everything in St Helier.
The pound. Jersey issues its own notes, accepted on the island alongside British sterling but hard to spend elsewhere: use them up before you leave. Cards are accepted everywhere in St Helier.
English, with a British accent. That is what throws visitors: the streets carry French names and the island was Norman for eight centuries, but French is no longer the everyday language. A French-speaking traveller is welcomed, but no more than that.
Fruit, flowers, fishmongers and butchers under a Victorian glass roof on cast-iron columns, around a central fountain. It is where islanders actually shop rather than a set piece for visitors. Allow a good hour at an easy pace, longer if the seafood stalls detain you.
An underground complex dug by the German occupying forces, a few kilometres from the centre. Jersey and its neighbours were the only British territory occupied during the Second World War. The visit is sober and well documented, covering rationing, deportations, quiet resistance and the liberation of May 1945.
Yes. Elizabeth Castle, walking out across the causeway at low tide and the vast expanses of exposed sand are a real hit. Just keep an eye on the incoming tide: it is the only genuine risk of the day, and it is a real one.
May to September. The island's climate is milder than mainland England, the gardens are at their best and the waterfront terraces are open. The tides remain spectacular in any season.
