Block Island RI Rhode Island
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American Cruise Lines (151 Cruises)
American Glory
90 Cruises
American Legend
56 Cruises
American Liberty
5 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
They do not: ships anchor offshore and tenders land passengers at Old Harbor after a crossing of about ten minutes. Old Harbor is the island's beating heart.
Victorian hotels with wraparound porches, ice cream counters and bike rentals. The whole spirit of the island is in those first hundred metres.
By bike, moped or taxi. The island covers about fifteen square kilometres: too big to walk entirely, but perfect for a half-day on two wheels.
Wander Water Street in Old Harbor, rent a bike and ride up to Mohegan Bluffs by the southeast lighthouse, then come back down for a lobster roll on a terrace.
Seaside America of another era: the village froze, happily, in its late nineteenth-century golden age. Wide white porches, flags snapping in the wind and terraces facing the water.
Yes, Crescent Beach starts at the village itself and runs north. North Atlantic water stays cool: it is at its most tolerable in August and early September.
The US dollar, cards accepted everywhere. Rhode Island charges a sales tax added at the register.
Yes, especially by bike: the roads carry little traffic and the distances are reasonable. The Mohegan Bluffs staircase has more than 140 steps, worth weighing with young children.
Yes. Landing is by tender from the anchorage: a rough sea off Rhode Island is enough to scrub the call.
June through September. September is the best compromise: the water is at its warmest, the summer crowds have gone and the light on the bluffs is superb.
