This is a great forum! I’ll take a crack at your questions/comments.


Arriving on a 2:30 pm, Saturday flight. You can not walk to the ferry docks if you plan to catch a ferry that day. We prefer to go out of Charlotte Amalie vs Red Hook. There will be plenty of taxis waiting at the airport to take you. They are group taxis so you will be on with other families unless you want to pay the price of a private.

There is a 4 and a 4:15 ferry. Not sure where you are reading about the nightmares. Sure it was spotty after Irma, but not so much now. When arriving at the ferry dock it isn’t so much about who is the best or most dependable, rather it is about who is leaving next for where you want to go. In your timeframe you only two if you want to get to Road Town that day.

Your travel day will be all about timing, does your plane arrive on time, do you have checked bags, how long does it take the bags to hit baggage claim, how quickly the taxi you get assigned to fills up, etc. If any of these takes longer than planned you will need a plan B.

Hope this helps. Happy Planning!
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