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TAXI
Territorial law requires taxi drivers to carry a government-set rate sheet, and prices are lis-
ted in the readily available free tourist guide St Thomas/St John This Week .
Many taxis are vans that carry up to 12 passengers. These service multiple destinations and
may stop to pick up passengers along the way, so their rates are usually charged on a per-
person basis. The following table shows current per-person rates for popular destinations
from Charlotte Amalie. The price drops a few dollars when more than one passenger goes
to the destination. Add $2 per piece of luggage.
DESTINATIONCOST
Airport
$7
Magens Bay
$10
Red Hook
$13
Charlotte Amalie
With two to six Love Boats docking in town daily, Charlotte Amalie (a- mall -ya) is one
of the most popular cruise ship destinations in the Caribbean. To many travelers, the mere
mention of the town spawns images of an exotic shopping bazaar. Indeed, it has the largest
number of boutiques, perfume vendors and jewelry shops in the Caribbean, with most
housed in architecturally rich, pastel-hued colonial buildings.
Downtown buzzes with commerce by day, when the ships unload. The record to date
is the arrival of 20,000 passengers one Wednesday in March 2010. By early evening, the
masses clear out, the shops shut, and the narrow streets become shadowy.
Sure, the scene can overwhelm, but why not take a deep breath and focus on the
town's lip-licking West Indian cuisine, Frenchtown wine bars and proximity to white-sand
beaches?
 
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