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- Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:27 pm
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: Important info if you rent car on St Thomas
- Replies: 2
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Important info if you rent car on St Thomas
This was posted on the Port Authority facebook page today. When one barge is running it is not unusual to have 2-5 hour line waits. You can avoid this by renting your car on St. John VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY The Virgin Islands Port Authority was notified by Global Marine, Inc. that its car ferr...
- Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:47 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: Barge Schedules
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7285
Barge Schedules
We get a lot of questions from people about how many car barges will be running on a particular day in the future. There is no way to predict how many barges or the wait time. In a single day it can vary from 15 minutes to 3 hours. Here is a copy of a post from a St John local from yesterday. "...
- Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:56 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: I was really holding out hope for our February trip!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17193
Re: I was really holding out hope for our February trip!!
Just a couple replies to comments on this thread Heidi D “From what I hear, everyone on island is hoping tourists will return for the winter/spring season.” Not EVERYONE. the businesses want tourists. But residents are not ready. Still too much devastation and trauma. There is still only power to Cr...
- Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:49 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: Request to Visitors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8356
Request to Visitors
Some people are anxious for tourists to return to the islands. Most of these own businesses and need to make a living. Others are not so excited for tourist return. They are still very traumatized. I have a couple suggestions for tourists. Don't ask residents to retell their storm story to you. It w...
- Mon Oct 23, 2017 11:58 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: STT update
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6399
STT update
I talked with VI Port Authority today. There are only 2 gates open at the airport at this time. Flights can only arrive during daylight hours, noon to 4 pm. American Airlines has one flight per day that arrives STT at 1:30 pm and departs at approx 3 pm. Other AA flights will route you to St Croix an...
- Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:52 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: boat needed
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6335
Re: boat needed
The end of Oct is a long way off. I imagine that boat owners are busy at the moment securing the boats for the arrival of Irma. We will have to wait and see what is left after Thursday. You may have to rethink your itinerary after Thursday.
- Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:08 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: Cruz Bay Skyline changing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15456
Re: Cruz Bay Skyline changing
"It is certainly not "cruisers from STT" that have caused the mega changes on STJ but the proliferation of villa construction and change in demographics of rental short term visitors." It's commercial villa businesses being built in R-1 Residential areas. These villas are not hom...
- Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:55 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: Commercial Maho Bay
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13325
Re: Commercial Maho Bay
This comment was posted by a realtor in a different comment thread. While the property is W-1 (waterfront pleasure) there are Covenants and Restrictions as follow: “There shall not be created of subdivided from the Property any parcel or plot which is less than one half acre in size. The Property sh...
- Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:41 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: New sunscreen info film
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8860
New sunscreen info film
This was filmed in Hawaii but applies to St. John. The best sunscreen is shade and cover ups. Please check the ingredients on the labels. Some of the "Reef Safe" products contain oxybenzone. And spray on is the absolutely WORST. https://www.facebook.com/thecoverupfilm/videos/12015941532729...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:05 pm
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: new property tax proposal
- Replies: 24
- Views: 36846
Re: new property tax proposal
tupelodent the VI government didn't send out tax bills for a number of years. and then started sending out 2 per year to catch.
Our real estate offer included paying off the back taxes at a reduced purchase price.
Our real estate offer included paying off the back taxes at a reduced purchase price.
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:44 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: new property tax proposal
- Replies: 24
- Views: 36846
Re: new property tax proposal
Many of the villas being built are actually commercial businesses and should be taxed at the commercial rate that is 1/2 of this new villa rate. The people who build these villas don't live here and don't contribute to the economy by paying their income taxes to the USVI government. On the other han...
- Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:44 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: new property tax proposal
- Replies: 24
- Views: 36846
Re: new property tax proposal
Many of the villas being built are actually commercial businesses and should be taxed at the commercial rate that is 1/2 of this new villa rate. The people who build these villas don't live here and don't contribute to the economy by paying their income taxes to the USVI government. On the other han...
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:46 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: Oh the changes in St. John from 8 years ago...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 29724
Re: Oh the changes in St. John from 8 years ago...
I live here and the increase in tourists in just the past couple years is amazing. This past high season I had a sense of being in an amusement park due to the crowds. After my last trip to Maho, I swore I would never go again except in Sept - Oct. I avoid Cruz Bay as much as possible. Too many drun...
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:06 am
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: car barge advice
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9035
Re: car barge advice
check this Facebook page
St. John Car Barge Schedule
St. John Car Barge Schedule
- Thu Jun 08, 2017 2:13 pm
- Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
- Topic: Cruz Bay to Crown Bay Ferry
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8736
Re: Cruz Bay to Crown Bay Ferry
This ferry has been cancelled. I heard it was because of complaints from the other ferry operators.