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by iheartsj
Mon Aug 13, 2018 6:27 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Important info if you rent car on St Thomas
Replies: 2
Views: 7066

Important info if you rent car on St Thomas

This was posted on the Port Authority facebook page today. When one barge is running it is not unusual to have 2-5 hour line waits. You can avoid this by renting your car on St. John VIRGIN ISLANDS PORT AUTHORITY The Virgin Islands Port Authority was notified by Global Marine, Inc. that its car ferr...
by iheartsj
Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:47 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Barge Schedules
Replies: 2
Views: 6918

Barge Schedules

We get a lot of questions from people about how many car barges will be running on a particular day in the future. There is no way to predict how many barges or the wait time. In a single day it can vary from 15 minutes to 3 hours. Here is a copy of a post from a St John local from yesterday. "...
by iheartsj
Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:56 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: I was really holding out hope for our February trip!!
Replies: 10
Views: 15385

Re: I was really holding out hope for our February trip!!

Just a couple replies to comments on this thread Heidi D “From what I hear, everyone on island is hoping tourists will return for the winter/spring season.” Not EVERYONE. the businesses want tourists. But residents are not ready. Still too much devastation and trauma. There is still only power to Cr...
by iheartsj
Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:49 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Request to Visitors
Replies: 2
Views: 7599

Request to Visitors

Some people are anxious for tourists to return to the islands. Most of these own businesses and need to make a living. Others are not so excited for tourist return. They are still very traumatized. I have a couple suggestions for tourists. Don't ask residents to retell their storm story to you. It w...
by iheartsj
Mon Oct 23, 2017 11:58 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: STT update
Replies: 1
Views: 5843

STT update

I talked with VI Port Authority today. There are only 2 gates open at the airport at this time. Flights can only arrive during daylight hours, noon to 4 pm. American Airlines has one flight per day that arrives STT at 1:30 pm and departs at approx 3 pm. Other AA flights will route you to St Croix an...
by iheartsj
Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:52 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: boat needed
Replies: 1
Views: 5788

Re: boat needed

The end of Oct is a long way off. I imagine that boat owners are busy at the moment securing the boats for the arrival of Irma. We will have to wait and see what is left after Thursday. You may have to rethink your itinerary after Thursday.
by iheartsj
Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:08 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Cruz Bay Skyline changing
Replies: 9
Views: 14698

Re: Cruz Bay Skyline changing

"It is certainly not "cruisers from STT" that have caused the mega changes on STJ but the proliferation of villa construction and change in demographics of rental short term visitors." It's commercial villa businesses being built in R-1 Residential areas. These villas are not hom...
by iheartsj
Sun Jul 09, 2017 7:55 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Commercial Maho Bay
Replies: 8
Views: 12333

Re: Commercial Maho Bay

This comment was posted by a realtor in a different comment thread. While the property is W-1 (waterfront pleasure) there are Covenants and Restrictions as follow: “There shall not be created of subdivided from the Property any parcel or plot which is less than one half acre in size. The Property sh...
by iheartsj
Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:41 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: New sunscreen info film
Replies: 4
Views: 8233

New sunscreen info film

This was filmed in Hawaii but applies to St. John. The best sunscreen is shade and cover ups. Please check the ingredients on the labels. Some of the "Reef Safe" products contain oxybenzone. And spray on is the absolutely WORST. https://www.facebook.com/thecoverupfilm/videos/12015941532729...
by iheartsj
Fri Jun 30, 2017 7:05 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: new property tax proposal
Replies: 24
Views: 33573

Re: new property tax proposal

tupelodent the VI government didn't send out tax bills for a number of years. and then started sending out 2 per year to catch.

Our real estate offer included paying off the back taxes at a reduced purchase price.
by iheartsj
Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:44 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: new property tax proposal
Replies: 24
Views: 33573

Re: new property tax proposal

Many of the villas being built are actually commercial businesses and should be taxed at the commercial rate that is 1/2 of this new villa rate. The people who build these villas don't live here and don't contribute to the economy by paying their income taxes to the USVI government. On the other han...
by iheartsj
Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:44 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: new property tax proposal
Replies: 24
Views: 33573

Re: new property tax proposal

Many of the villas being built are actually commercial businesses and should be taxed at the commercial rate that is 1/2 of this new villa rate. The people who build these villas don't live here and don't contribute to the economy by paying their income taxes to the USVI government. On the other han...
by iheartsj
Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:46 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Oh the changes in St. John from 8 years ago...
Replies: 16
Views: 27166

Re: Oh the changes in St. John from 8 years ago...

I live here and the increase in tourists in just the past couple years is amazing. This past high season I had a sense of being in an amusement park due to the crowds. After my last trip to Maho, I swore I would never go again except in Sept - Oct. I avoid Cruz Bay as much as possible. Too many drun...
by iheartsj
Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:06 am
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: car barge advice
Replies: 6
Views: 8429

Re: car barge advice

check this Facebook page

St. John Car Barge Schedule
by iheartsj
Thu Jun 08, 2017 2:13 pm
Forum: U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Forum: St. John
Topic: Cruz Bay to Crown Bay Ferry
Replies: 4
Views: 8266

Re: Cruz Bay to Crown Bay Ferry

This ferry has been cancelled. I heard it was because of complaints from the other ferry operators.