Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ST. CROIX
Banks
Several major
banks are represented in St.
Croix. Most are open Mon-
day to Thursday 9am to
3pm and Friday 9am to
4pm.
Virgin Islands Com-
munity Bank
has a branch
at 6 King's St. (
&
340/773-
0440
) in Christiansted and
another branch on Strand
Street in Frederiksted.
Business Hours
Typical
business hours are Monday
to Friday 9am to 5pm, Sat-
urday 9am to 1pm.
Doctors
For a referral,
call
Sunny Isle Medical
Center
(
&
340/778-
0069
).
Drugstores
Try the
Golden Rock Pharmacy,
Golden Rock Shopping
Center (
&
340/773-7666
),
open Monday to Saturday
8am to 7pm and Sunday
8am to 3pm.
Emergencies
To reach
the police, fire department,
or an ambulance, call
&
911.
Hospitals
The main facil-
ity is
Governor Juan F. Luis
Hospital & Medical Center,
4007 Estate Diamond Ruby
(
&
340/778-6311
).
Internet Access
A Bet-
ter Copy,
52 Company St.,
Christiansted (
&
340/692-
5303
), charges $10 for
every hour of Internet
service.
Laundry
Try
Tropical
Cleaners & Launderers,
16-17 King Cross St. (
&
340/
773-3635
), in Christiansted.
Hours are Monday to Satur-
day 8am to 5:30pm.
Maps
See “Visitor Infor-
mation,” in “Orientation,”
above.
Newspapers & Maga-
zines
Newspapers, such
as the
Miami Herald,
are
flown into St. Croix daily.
St. Croix also has its own
newspaper,
St. Croix Avis.
Time
and
Newsweek
are
widely sold as well. Your
best source of local infor-
mation is
St. Croix This
Week,
which is distributed
free by the tourist offices.
Police
Police headquar-
ters is on Market Street in
Christiansted. In case of
emergency, dial
&
911;
for
nonemergency assistance,
call
&
340/778-2211.
Post Office
The post
office is on Company Street
(
&
340/773-3586
), in
Christiansted. The hours of
operation are Monday to
Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm.
Safety
St. Croix is safer
than St. Thomas. Although
there have been random
acts of violence against
tourists in the past, even
murder, most crime on the
island is petty theft, usually
of possessions left
unguarded at the beach
while vacationers go into
the water for a swim, or
muggings (rarely violent) of
visitors wandering the dark
streets and back alleys of
Frederiksted and Chris-
tiansted at night. Exercise
caution at night by sticking
to the heart of Christiansted
and not wandering around
in Frederiksted. Avoid night
strolls along beaches. Night
driving in remote parts of
the island can also be risky;
you might be carjacked and
robbed at knifepoint.
Taxes
The only local tax is
an 8% surcharge added to
all hotel rates.
Taxis
For an airport taxi,
call
&
340/778-1088;
in
Christiansted call
&
340/
773-5020.
Telephone
You can dial
direct to St. Croix from the
mainland by using the 340
area code. Omit the 340
for local calls. Make long-
distance, international, and
collect calls as you would
on the U.S. mainland by
dialing 0 or your long-
distance provider.
Toilets
There are few
public restrooms, except at
the major beaches and the
airport. In Christiansted, the
National Park Service main-
tains some restrooms
within the public park
beside Fort Christiansvaern.
Tourist Offices
See
“Visitor Information,” above.
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