New Cruise Ship Dock?

Coden · Post by **Coden** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 7:14 am

Isn't there a new cruise ship dock called Crown Point or something like that?

If so, how long does it take to get from Crown Point to Red Hook, for the ferry to STJ?

Or, would it be better for a cruise passenger docking at Crown Point to go to Charlotte Amalie and take the Charlotte Amalie ferry? How long of a trip is it from the new dock to Charlotte Amalie?

Thnx bunches!!!

ScubaGirl · Post by **ScubaGirl** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:40 pm

The new Cruise dock is right beside Crown Bay Marina, which is in between Frenchtown and the airport. So a 2 minute taxi ride to the CA Ferry dock. It (Crown Point, as you called it) is much closer than the other Cruise dock is to Red Hook, and closer to the CA ferry dock than the other Cruise dock.

Does that make everything as clear as mud?

Coden · Post by **Coden** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:10 pm

Great! Glad to read that it is closer to both ferries.

Thanks for helping me out!!

tjwgrr · Post by **tjwgrr** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 4:20 pm

Crown Bay is not a "new" cruise ship dock. What's new is the Crown Bay Carnival Center, a commercial facility that will offer various amenities like shops, restaurants, etc.

From what I've read there's not really any tenants occupying the new center yet. Looks nice though.

Coden wrote:Isn't there a new cruise ship dock called Crown Point or something like that?

If so, how long does it take to get from Crown Point to Red Hook, for the ferry to STJ?

Or, would it be better for a cruise passenger docking at Crown Point to go to Charlotte Amalie and take the Charlotte Amalie ferry? How long of a trip is it from the new dock to Charlotte Amalie?

Thnx bunches!!!

StJohnRuth · Post by **StJohnRuth** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 5:23 pm

I was at Crown Bay on Thursday meeting relatives who came in for the day on a cruise ship. Crown Bay is in between downtown and the airport. It is much closer to the downtown CA ferry than Red Hook. There were five ships in that day and traffic in town was pretty bad. To get to the Red Hook ferry could take quite a bit longer than from the Havensight dock if the traffic is as bad as it was the day I was there. It would be fairly equal to coming from the airport.

-Ruth

Coden · Post by **Coden** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:07 am

Thanks for your help about Crown Bay. We've just booked a 10 Day Caribbean cruise for March and St. Thomas is one of our stops. I wasn't sure about Crown Bay and how it correlated to the ferries to STJ.

Our other stops are Antigua, St. Lucia, Grenada and Martinque!! I can't wait to see the Pitons!!!

Thanks again!!

RonUSVI · Post by **RonUSVI** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:58 am

I have been recommending that folks from the Crown Bay dock, that don't want to deal with the traffic, to jump on the Water Island ferry right there, and go over to Water Island. Honeymoon Beach on WI is quite an experience!

Coden · Post by **Coden** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:17 am

Thank You, Ron!! I've copied your suggestion and sent it to my friends who are traveling with us, as it sounds Lovely!!!

We are also thinking about doing Black Beards Castle. What are you views on that?

Bandit · Post by **Bandit** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 1:08 pm

Coden wrote:Thank You, Ron!!
We are also thinking about doing Black Beards Castle. What are your views on that?

Yes Ron, tell us about "your" views...

RonUSVI · Post by **RonUSVI** » Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:56 pm

The folks at Blackbeard's have prepared quite a tour and it only gets better. They have several homes turned into museums, good stories as well as loads of antiques to see. Well worth the tour!

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