St. Thomas- USVI recs

We’re staying at Bluebeards

Which appears to be right next to Charlotte Amalie

What’s the issue there?

Definitely have to take a barge to St. John for at least one day. The beaches and overall vibe are awesome on St. John. I always recommend Trunk Bay and Maho Bay on St. John as far as beaches. Also have to eat at Skinny Legs on St. John. Magen's Bay on St. Thomas is beautiful. I have been to both and definitely prefer St. John so sorry I do not have many recs for St. Thomas but you will have fun no matter what you do.

It's been 11 years since I've been so I'm not sure how much has changed, but Magen's Bay is worth a day trip and was the best beach we visited. We stayed in Red Hook and spent most of our time in St. John. The ferry ride over is easy but make sure you don't miss the last one coming back to St. Thomas. Trunk Bay had some decent snorkeling. Cruz Bay in St. John has a couple nice bars overlooking the water. Duffy's Love Shack was a fun bar in St. Thomas with good vibes. Another fun spot a local took us to in St. John was Woody's Seafood Saloon. Overall, it was a great trip (we went for Spring Break at LSU) but I've been wanting to go back.

ETA: If I could do it again, I would stay in St. John and visit BVI. I didn't have a passport at the time.

Cruz Bay (St. John)



Magen's Bay (St. Thomas)



Trunk Bay (St. John)

The other thing I will add is to charter a boat to go over to St. John for snorkeling. You can have lunch on the water at Pizza Pi St. Thomas or The Lime Out St. John.

On St. Thomas Mountaintop is worth a visit for the views and a banana dacquiri. Again, try to avoid cruise ship days as it will be overrun with cruisers on those days.

If you daytrip to St. John and go to Trunk Bay you can purchase lunch there. Not a great lunch, but luinch nonetheless. Over 60% of St. John is national park and there are some great hiking treails there. From Cruz Bay you can hike to Honeymoon Beach.

Thanks for all the recs guys

Skip Tortola and go to Jost van Dyke.

Or if he's the raunchy type head over to the WIllie T on that beatiful bay on Norman Islaned for some hardcore partying.

We are doing a cruise excursion in 2 weeks from Tortola with aristocat daysails snorkeling in 2 around Norman island and next day going to trunk bay from st Thomas. My first time down there, really excited

I always recommend St. John over St. Thomas. Both are beautiful but St. Thomas is more touristy where St. John is more beaches due to it mostly being a national park. I always recommend Maho Bay on St. John. Great snorkeling and you're guaranteed to see sea turtles. Trunk Bay was voted best beach on the planet in 2024 and for good reason. Absolutely beautiful but can get crowded. Skinny Legs is a must do for lunch and Colombo's is a good breakfast spot. 1864 is a great dinner spot. It has been a few years since I have been but it was great and I want to go back when my daughters are older. Also, if you want to do some charter fishing Just Fish was fantastic and relatively cheap. Definitely my favorite place I have been so far. Always jealous when people come on here and say they are going. You will love it.