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'An open path with nowhere to go, you start to wonder while sitting at a red light...'


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  • U. S. Virgin Islands - View of Havensight Cruiseship Dock
  • View of Havensight Cruiseship Dock
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  • To my opinionated way of thinking, most duty-free shopping is a scam, but if it keeps a lot of you cruise ship types off the precious beaches, I'm all for it!
    I still recall one visit to the Island Beachcomber beach bar (one of my favorite hangouts, a friendly mellow spot) when a couple of women from New Jersey were there for 4 nights running, bragging each night about the jewelry they'd bought that day, and complaining about the heat in Charlotte Amalie.
    They were dripping with sweat & all manner of gems, waggling their fat fingers at the rest of us poor benighted beach bums. Not ONE DAY of their vacation was spent doing much other than shopping.

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    At Least Do This: Heck, they could've stayed home to shop the discount malls of Paramus for that.
    Alternative: Me? Given a choice between a few hours of shopping in CA vs. a few more hours in that clear blue Caribbean Sea, you can guess where I'll be!
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  • U. S. Virgin Islands - Closer to the Behemoth
  • Closer to the Behemoth
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  • Most anyone who's been to Charlotte Amalie on a land-based trip will agree, the mall at Havensight by the cruisehip docks is a complete rip-off, but it's a great way to keep the cruisers occupied!
    Still, hundreds of them every day at certain times will flood the town of Charlotte Amalie proper anyway, so it's best to get hold of one of the tourist publications that lists the cruiseship docking schedules so you can plan to avoid them. CA is not bad if you time it right.

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    Comments for catalysta about U. S. Virgin Islands
    shanlee63 Sun Apr 22, 2007 17:21 UTC
     I am going to St. Thomas end of july..you talk about needing passport and or birth certificate...airlines and expedia said not needed..we are united states citizens.......only need ID
    texasislandgirl Tue Jul 25, 2006 21:10 UTC
     What an awesome page! Great job! My husband & I are planning our dream vacation to the islands...the honeymoon we never took almost 10 years ago! Thanks for the insight!
    kris-t Tue Mar 7, 2006 15:37 UTC
     Look like it's a nise place! Great page! Thank you for sharing! K&T
    kyoub Sat Jan 28, 2006 22:46 UTC
     Great page, Wendy. You did a great job of discribing the islands. It brought back fond memories.
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