Sadly, your friend will not recognize the place, and not in a good way. Coral Bay is the place to be. Still gritty and quiet. Cruz Bay has become just like Epcot Carribean. Avoid like the plague. We’re here in Coral Bay now, and I think this is probably our last trip. My first visit was to Cinnamon Bay for a month in 1980, and while I have fond memories of that time, that St. John is sadly gone forever.