What happens on New Year's Eve?

[chicagoans]

We'll be celebrating New Year's Eve on STJ! Yea! I know it's still over 2 months away, but I like planning ahead...

I've read about the racous New Year's Eve party at Foxy's on JVD, and I'm sure I would have loved it at certain points in my life that are difficult to remember right now.

However, we'll be on STJ with families -- 6 adults and 4 kids ranging in age from 9 to 12. I'm thinking that our best bet is a catered dinner at the villa. That way the kids can run around and not worry about their restaurant manners, we can all enjoy the pool, and the adults can have some celebratory beverages without worrying about driving home.

Will we be missing anything? Are there fireworks at the beach or anything else you think is worth braving the roads? Any suggestions for making it a fun celebration at the villa I'd love to hear your feedback!

[STJlvrnSTL]

The Westin has fireworks at midnight. They also have some special dinner where it is some amount of money per person ( I cant remember exactly how much). It included champagne and watching the fireworks from the beach. We have been on island for the last five new year's eve and what we normally do is cook a fancy dinner, buy champagne, and sit either in the pool or on the deck and watch the fireworks. We also normally pack one of those New Year's Eve party kits that includes noisemakers and hats, which could be fun for the kids.

[chicagoans]

Thank you! Good to know about the fireworks at the Westin. We're staying near Coral Bay, so I don't know if we'll make it over by the Westin to watch. But our villa is on a hill (I guess that's obvious on St. John?) and has a 'happy hour tower' -- who knows, maybe we'll be able to see a bit of the fireworks from there! That would be very cool.