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Hi All,
Just wondering if I should make reservations ahead of time for Snuba Diving and a daytrip to The Baths. We're coming 7/8 thru 7/15. We really don't want to be locked in to any kind of schedule, but I keep reading about all the cruise ships that come in. This will be our 1st time to STJ, so I have no frame of reference.
Any recommendations for the daytrip to The Baths? I checked out Cruz Bay Watersports - sounds like a really good time. Our son will be with us - he's almost 10.
Thanks!
Geri
Hello Geri,
July isn't a peak month for cruise ships calling on St. Thomas/St.John. We just received & added June's schedule to the site today. Going by it, it would seem you'll have 3 ships on Tuesday & Wednesday and 0-1 ships on the other days.
Enjoy! 🙂
--Islander
Looks as if in mid-June there are cruise ships with a total of 4000-6000 passengers from Mon thru Wed.
I assume it is wise to avoid the beaches around Cruz Bay from late morning to late afternoon on those days (unless one likes crowds...) - correct?
Any other watch outs?
Thanks
soon-soon-soon...
For the Baths, you might check the cruise ship arrivals for the BVI- don't know where you find those, though. The Baths are the big attraction in the BVI and they ferry the cruise ship passengers over from Tortola.
Try www.cruisecal.com
My recommendation for a day trip to The Baths would be with Stormy Petral/Pirates Penny. We had a kid about 10 on our trip and he had a blast. There was a stop at Cooper Island for lunch and a snorkel stop at The Indians. Cost was $125 per person (kids may be less) $20 customs and lunch expense. Here is the link:
http://www.charterboat.vi/stormypetrel.html
For more details read this part of my April trip report.
https://www.vinow.com/wwwtalk/read.php?4,53488,53546#msg-53546
