10 Top Craft Markets You Can Visit on a Cruise

by  Yolanda Crous | Feb 25, 2016

There’s no better way to remember your cruise than to bring back a local memento you can display for years to come. These markets are not only great places to pick up handmade crafts but also perfect spots for rubbing shoulders with local artisans and getting a taste of daily life in your port of call. Here are 10 top picks at ports around the world, from the Caribbean to Asia and Europe as well as in the U.S.

Soap Market in Marseille / iStock.com / Bernd Rehorst

Pike Place Market
Photo: Pike Place Market / iStock.com / Joel Carillet

1. Pike Place Market

Port: Seattle

More than a century old, Seattle’s legendary farmers market is also home to more than 200 local artisans plying handmade wares ranging from pottery to paintings to hand-carved wooden longboards. Shop for one-of-a-kind finds in the Main and North Arcades, then head to Beecher’s Cheese to sample the killer mac and cheese and watch the cheesemakers work their magic.

Lay of the land: Pike Place sits on Elliot Bay, just a 20-minute walk from Pier 66, where Oceania and Norwegian dock.

Address: 85 Pike Street


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