Who's been to the USVI?

[Bernadine]

We're starting to look into our honeymoon, and this was thrown out there.  We're getting married in April, but our honeymoon will be in June.  So, not enough time to get my name changed on a passport, and it's stupid, but I'd rather not use my xh's name on my honeymoon.

[gozf]

I went to St. John on my honeymoon, and I loved it. It was beautiful and quiet and not tourist-y. It was a while ago, but lemme know if you'd like details!

[orangeblossom]

That's where we went on our honeymoon. It's nice. We stayed on St. Thomas, but spent a lot of time in St. John, which is more quiet than St. Thomas. You just take the ferry to get to the other one. We didn't make it to St. Croix.

If you're looking for nice, but want to stay in the US territories, what about Puerto Rico. We just came back and loved it. We stayed at La Concha. I would highly recommend it.

[Bernadine]

Dec 2, 2013 11:52:14 GMT -5 orangeblossom said:

That's where we went on our honeymoon. It's nice. We stayed on St. Thomas, but spent a lot of time in St. John, which is more quiet than St. Thomas. You just take the ferry to get to the other one. We didn't make it to St. Croix.

If you're looking for nice, but want to stay in the US territories, what about Puerto Rico. We just came back and loved it. We stayed at La Concha. I would highly recommend it.

PR is an option too.

We basically want to lay on the beach all day, have some nice dinners and dancing, do a little shopping.

[janegold]

We honeymooned on St. Thomas and took day trips to St. John and some of the British Virgin Islands. We weren't crazy about St. Thomas overall but the resort we stayed at was fantastic, probably one of my favorites of all time. We've been talking about going back this summer for our fifth anniversary.

[orangeblossom]

Dec 2, 2013 11:54:06 GMT -5 Bernadine said:

Dec 2, 2013 11:52:14 GMT -5 orangeblossom said:

That's where we went on our honeymoon. It's nice. We stayed on St. Thomas, but spent a lot of time in St. John, which is more quiet than St. Thomas. You just take the ferry to get to the other one. We didn't make it to St. Croix.

If you're looking for nice, but want to stay in the US territories, what about Puerto Rico. We just came back and loved it. We stayed at La Concha. I would highly recommend it.

PR is an option too.

We basically want to lay on the beach all day, have some nice dinners and dancing, do a little shopping.

La Concha fits the bill. It's right on the beach, and there's decent shopping on that street, as well as a couple of clubs.

[orangello]

Definitely St. Thomas if you want shopping & dancing, but don't miss out on St. John - it is INCREDIBLE, and so romantic - hardly anyone on the beaches, great hiking and snorkeling, good food.

ETA - we were there in June.  It's very hot during the day, but our weather was awesome, and that's the start of the hurricane/shoulder season so villa and hotel rates are usually less $.

[sharknado]

I lived on St Croix when I was four.

[alicenelson]

H and I spent Christmas 1999 on St. Thomas, and visited St. Johns while we were they. I agree with what everyone says about shopping/dancing vs. quiet relaxation between the two islands.

On a side note, the gorgeous crystal clear waters of the USVI have FOREVER killed any desire I might have to swim in a murky lake here in the states ever again. Which is sad. Because I live within walking distance of a huge lake.