You will need to arrange for onboard wheelchair service with your cruise line. Please let a Welcome Agent know of your need and they will have a porter assist you and direct you to the proper security line. Wheelchair service is available at Charleston Cruise Port once you enter the terminal after parking.

Related: Embarkation in Vancouver: Cruise Terminal Parking, Address and Amenities Wheelchair Service Parking is in a covered building a short distance from the terminal (follow the signs or the traffic). If you are parking at the cruise terminal, you will need to enter the car queue for a parking permit and to offload any luggage and passengers before you proceed to the parking area. On the corner of Meeting and Mary Street, you'll find Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Avis Rent A Car and Budget Rent A Car. There is a trio of rental car services available within a few blocks of the cruise terminal. Rental Car Services in Charleston Near the Cruise Port

There is no bus service available to the port, so you'll need to arrange for a taxi or rideshare. From here, it's a walk of 0.75 miles to the cruise terminal. To get to the cruise terminal from the Amtrak station, walk 0.3 miles to the nearest bus stop and take the Number 10 to the Charleston Visitors Center and Transit Mall. The nearest Amtrak station is in North Charleston near the airport. Related: Embarkation in Boston: Cruise Terminal Parking, Address and Amenities Amtrak to Charleston Cruise Port Post Office on the right, follow directions above. (Smaller brown-and-white signs marked with a cruise ship also mark the route.) When you reach the U.S. Follow the green signs to Union Pier Terminal. From here, follow Morrison Drive to where it changes to East Bay Street and continue on this road. Take Exit 219-B (Morrison Drive/East Bay Street) then turn left at the end of the ramp. Once on I-526 East, take exit 17 to I-26 East toward Charleston. Highway 17)Īs you come into the Charleston area on Highway 17 North, follow the signs to I-526 East. Take the first exit on the right (Morrison Drive/East Bay Street) and then turn left onto East Bay Street. Highway 17)ĭrive through Mount Pleasant and enter the Charleston area, following the Highway 17 South signs to cross the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Related: Embarkation in Tampa Bay: Cruise Terminal Parking, Address and Amenities From the North (south on U.S. Passengers can enter Union Pier Terminal through Gate 2 at the intersection of Concord and Laurens Streets. Continue on Washington Street, then turn left on Charlotte Street and right onto Concord Street. Chapel Street will change to Washington Street. Continue to follow the green highway signs to Cruise Ship Terminal/Union Pier Terminal. Continue to Chapel Street at the traffic light and turn left. Follow the green highway signs to Union Pier Terminal (the route is also marked with small brown-and-white signs bearing a cruise ship logo). Continue on Morrison Drive, it will change to East Bay Street. Cross over King Street then Meeting Street. Directions to Charleston Cruise Port From the West (east on I-26)įollow I-26 East into Charleston and take exit 219-B (Morrison Drive/East Bay Street) and turn left at the foot of the exit ramp.

Charleston's proximity to 33 major metropolitan areas within a 5.5-hour drive makes it a popular port add to that Charleston's reputation as a premier city for food and drink, and passengers have a drivable location that serves both their cruise and land-based vacation needs. Just a few blocks away from Charleston's historic downtown, the Charleston Cruise Port has one terminal dedicated to cruise ships.

Charleston port map