St. Thomas, USVI - Round 2

St. Thomas, USVI
March  7, 2011

We had been to St. Thomas the year before on our Honeymoon cruise so much of the excursions were similar to the year before. After not really finding anything worth the money to do we decided to just make that a more casual day by hanging around the port and going into Charlotte Amalie. 

After getting up and enjoying a leisurely morning we got off the ship around lunch time and headed to Hooters. I know they have them in the states but we enjoy the food and atmosphere when we went the year before that we definitely wanted to stop back again. 

The one thing we wanted to check out was the Skyride up to Paradise Point. My in-laws raved about the views and their pictures came out great. I would definitely recommend saving the money and just doing this yourself without the cruise line. It's right near the port so you do not have to walk very far and you can find discounted coupons in all the maps and books they hand out around the shops.

The views were amazing! Probably the best views of the whole trip and definitely worth dealing with my fear of heights for the ride up. Once up and off the tram thing there is not much to do but enjoy the sites. There is some walking require to get further up for better views but nothing too difficult. There is a bar/restaurant called Bushwhacker's that you can enjoy if that is your thing. We had no desire to check it out so I cannot offer a review on it. 

Overall I enjoy St. Thomas not only for the shopping but there is always inexpensive attractions right around the port to enjoy. 


View of the Carnival Victory from Paradise Point

View from Paradise Point

Charlotte Amalie from Paradise Point







View from our Balcony

Another view from our Balcony


Leaving port..



Bonus Paradise Point photos







Leaving St. Thomas from our Balcony
 




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