Day 5


Well we are on our way and overnight arrived at St. Croix, the largest island of the United States Virgin Islands. While St. Thomas is the jewelry center and the center of the hustle and bustle of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix is the largest island but the most laid back.


Our Ship

The people of the island are very, very friendly and they take a lot of pride in their island. There is a lot of Danish influence and also a lot of Americans who are now permanent residence on the island.

The town is very small and we shopped for a couple of hours when we first got off the boat.

Then we rented a street-legal 4 passenger golf cart and took it on a tour around the city. Then we went both north and south from the center of the city along the ocean. It was a lot of fun and Barb was Ed’s lookout as he had to drive on the left side of the road, yet the cars controls are on the same side of the car as in the US!!!



The solar "car" we rented

Then we went back to the ship and had lunch, changed into our swimsuits and back off the ship to catch a shuttle to the #1 beach, Rainbow Beach. It is located a few miles north of the cruise dock. We stayed there a couple of hours and it was a beautiful beach. Again, the sun is soooo hot that we still could not put straight oil on. Maybe tomorrow.
Then it was back to the ship to relax a little and then get ready for our first formal night.

We went down early to watch the people walk in for the first seating for dinner and then got dressed ourselves.

Formal nights are always fun – people seem to be on their best behavior when they are dressed up. When we got to our table the other two couples were not there so we went to the dining room manager and he moved a couple that we had met at the dance floor from New York to our table as they were seated along. Then he moved another couple from England to our table and we had a full table and a fun evening. 

Barb and our casino host



The show was all about Broadway musicals and it was really good. The cast is one of the best we have seen.



Then it was to the casino to play for a little bit and on to bed.

Tomorrow St. Kits.