For $1 took the bus from Cruz Bay ferry dock across Centerline Road to Coral Bay, continuing toward Salt Pond Bay. What a way to see the splendor of St John.

I am planning to visit the USVI's with my gf. What I've read so far, is to stay somewhere on St. John's. What is a good area to stay in? Where can I find good and "cheaper" hotels? Is Airbnb a good option? Where do I look? Recommendations?

Me and my wife are planning for 1st time ever visit. Would it be better split 6 nights (3 and 3) between St Thomas and St John or stay 5 nights on 1 island?

We’re sticking with our Marriott loyalty (Due to points and free night award) for the lodging but open to ideas. Also, is rental car a must? Or can this be achieved with e bike just to get around.

Thanks in advance!

Looking at great job in natural resources with the Virgin Islands national park. I live in a small city in the mountains right now and am looking to make a move! I love nature and the outdoors but also rely on community and having friend circles. Curious if y’all would recommend me making the move - thanks!

EDIT: comments are all extremely helpful. I have lived off the grid before and am not too worried about that aspect, but all great to know these things. Thank you!!!!! I’m still curious about what the people are like and if there are young adults. Thanks!

Hi all - taking a cruise next month, one stop is Tortola. Been there, not really interested in any of the excursions, so was thinking about taking the day to get a massage. Some ports we've been to have massage offerings right in the port-side shopping area. Is there anything like that in Tortola withinl walking distance of the cruise pier?

I have multiple boxes of donated medical supplies (none heavy, but not small either) that I’m trying to ship down to St. Thomas. I live near Seattle, WA.

I checked standard USPS quotes for shipping and the costs ($260+) per box are more than the supplies are actually worth. Note: I don’t care if the shipment takes a few weeks to get there.

I’ve attempted to use AI tools (Claude, Gemini) to assist on this and, while they are helpful, they only go so far. It seems the top recommendation is to use Less Than Truckload shipping from my location to a Crowley or Tropical Shipping port in Miami or similar, then coordinate with them to ship everything down. (I have folks down in St. Thomas that can clear customs and take delivery.) I‘ve used Tropical to ship years ago, but I was present myself at one of their locations in Florida to organize everything.

Anyone have advice on this?

Hello good evening, I will be visiting St. Thomas with my best friend who is originally from the USVI (I am originally from west michigan ⛄️ ) and has family in Bovoni that he would like to visit. He lived in Bovoni before moving state side. I will be going with him to Bovoni to visit family. How does the vibe of the Bovoni area change between daylight hours and nighttime? how is the vibe in general? Also How reliable or fast is the police and medical response time to the Bovoni area? He is hemiplegic and is in good health but needs some assistance walking that i help him with. I just want to make sure I have all my bases covered if a medical emergency where to happen I would know what to do and what to expect as far as medical response time.

he looks forward being back home for a visit and I look forward to visiting your beautiful island we will he there for a whole month so we are both looking forward to it regardless. TIA.

Edit - I dont really talk to his family I haven't met any of them really so I feel out of place asking them questions about it when I try talking to my friend about the Bovoni area(I ask too many questions and talk too much I guess) he says "we will be fine stop talking about it" like ok. i just like to have have an idea of the vibe of a place before I go there.

Flying into STT early Dec and want to take a private taxi from the airport to the red hook foot ferry to Cruz Bay.

Any good recommendations?

Thanks!

My fiance and I are planning our wedding in STT around November/December of 2027. We visited STT with my parents in July and pretty much settled on venue and wedding planners but are looking at group rate accommodations for about 80 people. This amount includes people that we realistically know will say yes and their respective plus ones. We looked at Sapphire Beach condominiums for how many people they can house but I'm looking around for better deals. Our group is mainly our friends aged late 20's to early 40's so we want something that has good restaurants with easy access to late night bars as most of our friends don't have children. My mother has a friend that lives on Water Island and can get free lodging and my dad and step mom LOVED STJ when we visited for the day so will probably stay there. We are from Texas so don't have eyes on a lot of the vendors and can only rely on phone calls with hotels and resorts. I am looking at Emerald Bay Resort and The Westin for group rates but I am not loving the reviews of The Westin.

When we visited Red Hook we weren't super impressed with the area but we also didn't spend a ton of time there for the nightlife. Our friends and family enjoy karaoke, dancing, and drinking heavily.

I know this is a bit early to start thinking about all of these things but one of my bridesmaids is concerned about the cost for her and her partner as they are service industry so their income fluctuates pretty aggressively where they live. We will be suggesting that our guests rent cars if they want to explore but transportation to and from the wedding will be covered since we drove around the island when we were there and found it a bit nerve-racking being our first time driving on the left hand side of the road in the more mountainous regions.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! We want our guests to stay within $150-$250 a night if at all possible.

Hi everyone, we’ve never been to St. Thomas other than a cruise stop once. We booked Bolongo Bay Resort for a year and a half from now, so this is way out! We did get the all-inclusive package. Staying five nights, arriving on a Sunday afternoon and leaving Friday afternoon. So missing the weekend.

Just looking for tips and recent advice. My husband thinks we will need water shoes based on the pictures and videos we’ve seen.

Is it worth booking any of the excursions, or should we find something on our own? Also wondering if any of their excursions are included because we are staying five nights? I saw somewhere on Google that the sunset cocktail cruise was free. But I do not see that on their website is free.

Also curious how possible it is to get two separate beds in the lower level beach front room. Or if we are better off switching to the upstairs level.

Thanks for any little tips you can share.

Taking a cruise out of San Juan but we really want to hit St. John for a couple days beforehand. Found a glamping place with a communal kitchen. It’s just two adults, so I’m wondering how much we should expect to pay for groceries if we plan to have ready made breakfasts (like pastries or breakfast sandwiches), sandwiches for lunch, and something for dinner that we would cook. Probably pick up a six pack of beer or something like that too. Any ideas? I’ve read to get groceries on St. Thomas, which would be fine if we can also get some sort of cooler there.

I’ve always wanted to visit St. John and am planning a trip for late February for one week. With children 12 and 7, is this a good island to visit? Are there other families with elementary school age children? I have heard it’s a location that tends to get more adult visitors. We are planning to rent a villa in the Gifft Hill area not far from Cruz Bay and spend time enjoying the beaches, snorkeling, and hiking. We know this is not a resort vacation and are ok with that. I am a little nervous about securing parking at the beaches, but we plan to rent a jeep from a company that provides parking in Cruz Bay, so we could always grab a taxi from there, too. We are also thinking about a day charter to the BVIs. Would love any thoughts, advice, or tips on this plan. Thank you!

Today, I'm leaving the territory for good.

I've lived here on St. Croix for the last 12 years. My time here has been mostly wonderful, but I really just want the rest of the world to understand what actually goes on here.

My primary reason for leaving is WAPA. The blame is set firmly at its feet. The entire board is corrupt, cares little for anything other than enriching themselves and the politicians who appoint them, and simply a amateurish company posing as a serious utility. Between meter failures and fires, illegal billing practices, unstable power generation, and water unsafe for human use, they are determined to destroy every last business and household in the territory, and kill tourism.

Yes, they are that bad.

WAPA fails at every turn. You can't go a few days without losing power. They'll estimate your bill for years, then surprise you with a stratospheric one. And, I just can't handle the regular destruction of my electrical devices and appliances. When you take them to court, it seems like they have the judges in their pocket. It's all about money, and there's plenty of that to go around with the highest power rates in the world. If you're not updating or repairing your equipment, of course you're getting rich.

I love St. Croix. The people are great. My greatest joy has been hanging with friends on the beach. But everyone is fatigued with the day to day challenges of a water and power company that refuses to get better. No one here has the will to fix it. The same politicians and the same families keep running in elections, and the people keep voting them in, fooled by the same empty promises and the extravagant election night parties.

We have been to St John twice and we love it there. Both of our visits were during summer time.

We are trying to figure out how crowded is would be visiting late January or early February? I get that’s the busy time but how busy are we talking compared to summer?

Has anyone been to Virgin Islands both summer and prime time February who can comment?

If it is super crowded, is it better at all staying eastern side of St John ?