There is simply no interest between the leaders on St. Thomas and Tortola towards co-operation; much less a visitor friendly ferry alternative. Certainly a ferry transportation hub at STT run like the ferries in Seattle or Sydney would be a BIG plus for the entire region. A Denmark like zero touch, zero hassle C&I approach for anyone getting off and an airplane would be a major plus. Fly into Copenhagen and the walk from your plane, to baggage claim, to the exit is completely uninterrupted.

So the leaders on Tortola are moving in these directions.

Making the BVI accessible to the rest of the world via large, long-mile aircraft, within the next four years.

While awaiting the runway expansion that will accommodate the larger commercial airlines, BVI Airways, operating a smaller jet that can utilize the current runway, will begin direct flights to Miami.

Fletch Air, a subsidiary of VLM Airlines, will be creating a service to the islands down south for European visitors. Ahhhh maybe scratch that... VLM went bankrupt and shut down in June.

Again the long list of the ferry problems start with the politics on St. Thomas and ends with the family rivalries that are in the ferry and transportation businesses today. Tortola is either not masterful enough to overcome those hurdles or maybe the powers that be simply do not want an economically joined virgin islands region.

Has anyone ever done the math on the number of locals on both islands employed by and around the ferries and boats that go back and forth each day.