I was really disappointed with St. Croix. It's largely a dump. We were bused across the island for a snorkeling trip to Buck Island, which was remarkably unremarkable in terms of fish. ...
There were no ship's crew on the pier to give directions that day. We found our catamaran tour by asking local people on the pier. Once we got to the right place, the sailing and beach break were fun. ...
St Croix did not allow ships into port so we were directed to St Maarten . Shopping here was fabulous and it was our favorite port on the trip. Should replace St across permanently! ...
We rented a car at the cruise port since we had been to St. Croix years ago but remembered our way around. Went to the botanical gardens, which were nice, and then to Point Udall, which has great views. There's not much to do on the island, but snokeling at Buck Island (which we did not do this time) is a must. We had a nice casual lunch (fish and chips) at Rum Runners at the marina in ...