We're likely doing the same thing next trip. We will probably sail from Norman to Charlotte Amalie the day before they are leaving, clear in and spend the night anchored there. If their flight is later in the day we might consider clearing at Cruz Bay and then spending the night at Christmas Cove. Partly depends on whether they want to spend their final night in relative solitude or they prefer shopping and dining options. FWIW, we will also probably spend some time in the USVI and maybe SVI after dropping them at the airport since we will have already cleared C&I anyway (though a trip to the SVI will require we clear customs a second time).

Also, someone correct me if I'm wrong here, if the boat has a LBO sticker you should be able to just call in and do customs and immigration over the phone. Not sure how likely a charter boat out of the BVI is to have one, but worth checking into. We were able to do that coming into the SVIs on our last trip and it saved quite a bit of time.

Matt