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totally confused about ferry schedules this winter
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01/13/2023 09:39 PM
01/13/2023 09:39 PM
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mishman
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I apologize in advance as I am sure the answer is somewhere but I can't seem to find it and have confidence in what to book and when. We leave Jost on March 31 to STT to catch a 2:30 p.m. flight. We have Global Entry and just carry on luggage. Obviously first stop is Jost to West End. For the life of me I can't figure out if there is a ferry from West end To Charlotte Amalie mid morning (I know there is a 7 am Jost to West End ferry). Can someone please help. I'd rather not go to Road Town if I can help it. Also how long to allow for West End to CA or Red Hook? Many thanks
mishman
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Re: totally confused about ferry schedules this winter
[Re: mishman]
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01/14/2023 10:07 AM
01/14/2023 10:07 AM
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GeorgeC1
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The way they handle global entry is unique to STT. No where else are you required to have the card with you to use GE. Normally it’s a KIOSK but regardless your GE status is displayed to the customs officials. SKyCaps seem to be allowed by customs to demand your cards which is really strange. Allowing SkyCaps to take non GE people through the GE and jump to the front of the line is again abnormal. I suspect there is more to this than meets the eye and customs officials might be getting some considerations in return for very special treatment of Skycaps. I will at some point file a complaint but suspect it won’t change anything.
Last edited by GeorgeC1; 01/14/2023 10:08 AM.
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Re: totally confused about ferry schedules this winter
[Re: mishman]
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01/14/2023 10:27 AM
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Posts: 583 Oak Park, IL
TomGarvey
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I have GE, which of course gets me Pre-check too. Last Tuesday at STT I just used an electronic boarding pass on my phone and Security didn’t even ask to see that. They told me they could see my status when they scanned my ID. Didn’t use a porter.
Tom Garvey
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Re: totally confused about ferry schedules this winter
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02/26/2023 08:26 AM
02/26/2023 08:26 AM
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GeorgeC1
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Tom, when you say security do you mean the pre check line? If so be aware that having pre check does not grant you access to the pre check line unless you have it also on your electronic or paper boarding pass. There are several reasons why it might not show up on your boarding pass. If you are talking about the GE line for customs there is not usually security. They bizarrely however allow the porters to demand GE cards even though there should be no need to show the card. Customs knows you have GE as soon as they run your name.
Last edited by GeorgeC1; 02/26/2023 08:29 AM.
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Re: totally confused about ferry schedules this winter
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02/26/2023 10:20 AM
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TomGarvey
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George, I’m referring to the Pre-Check line at Security. My Pre-Check status, which I have due to Global Entry, was on my electronic boarding pass, as my status is part of my AA profile. When I offered to show my e-boarding pass to the Security person, she said she didn’t need to see it because she saw my status when she scanned my driver’s license.
Tom Garvey
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Re: totally confused about ferry schedules this winter
[Re: MIDiver]
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02/26/2023 01:27 PM
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I have a REAL ID driver’s license. They don’t replace passports, but that does mean my DL info is in Federal databases. So, that could be a factor. If you have Pre-Check, using your passport as your ID at Security would also show your status.
Last edited by TomGarvey; 02/26/2023 01:31 PM.
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Re: totally confused about ferry schedules this winter
[Re: ecm56]
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03/05/2023 07:43 PM
03/05/2023 07:43 PM
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Interesting. We departed STT on Thursday (for IAD), got in the Global Entry Line, officer waved us over, I handed him my passport and asked if he needed my Global Entry card (which I had) and he said no, it wasn't necessary. We fly out of STT a lot and are almost always asked if we have the card on us when we get in the line but have never been asked to show it.
Sue s/v Ripple Leopard 40
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