| Cruise Region : Caribbean |
| Company : MSC Yacht Club |
| Ship : MSC Yacht Club Grandiosa |
| Journey Start : Thu 23 Dec 2027 |
| Journey End : Thu 30 Dec 2027 |
| Count Nights : 7 nights |
| Day | Date | Port | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23.12 Thu | Port Canaveral, Orlando / USA | 16:00 | |
| 2 | 24.12 Fri | Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve / Bahamas | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| 3 | 25.12 Sat | Nassau / Bahamas | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| 4 | 26.12 Sun | Day at sea / Sea | ||
| 5 | 27.12 Mon | Puerto Plata / Dominican Republic | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| 6 | 28.12 Tue | Grand Turk / Turks and Caicos | 08:00 | 17:00 |
| 7 | 29.12 Wed | Day at sea / Sea | ||
| 8 | 30.12 Thu | Port Canaveral, Orlando / USA | 07:00 |
a port on the island of New Providence, capital of the Bahamas; population 240,000 (est. 2007).
Grand Turk Island is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. It is the largest island in the Turks Islands (the smaller of the two archipelagos that make up the island nation) with 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi). Grand Turk contains the territory's capital, Cockburn Town and the JAGS McCartney International Airport. The island is the administrative, historic, cultural and financial center of the territory, and has the second largest population of the islands at approximately 3,720 people.
Grand Turk was first colonised in 1681 by Bermudians, who set up the salt industry in the islands.[1] In 1766 it became the capital of the country. For some time, at least until the early 19th century, Grand Turk was often referred to as Grand Cay, not to be confused with either Grand Cay in the Bahamas or Grand Cayman.
The name comes from a species of cactus on the island, the Turk's Cap Cactus (Melocactus intortus), which has a distinctive cap, reminiscent of an Ottoman fez.
In 1962, John Glenn's Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft landed in the vicinity of Grand Turk Island off the southeast shoreline. A replica of the Friendship 7 is on display in Grand Turk at the entrance to the Grand Turk Island airport.
