Introduction - The US Virgin Islands Alive! - page 9

them to check current schedules. The ride takes 20 minutes.
At this writing the one-way fare is $22 and the round-trip
fare is $35.

St. Thomas to St. Croix

The most popular and fastest transport is a plucky seaplane
service operated by Seaborne Airlines , [phone]

or www.seaborneairlines.com. Planes take off from Char-
lotte Amalie's harbor and put down 25 minutes later in the
harbor of Christiansted. There are over a dozen flights each
day. Their office is at Yacht Haven Marina on the waterfront.
Cape Air , [phone] or www.flycapeair.com, and Ca-

ribbean Sun ,

[phone] or www.flycsa.com, fly be-
tween St. Thomas and St. Croix and from both to Puerto
Rico. Expect to pay about $80.
Virgin Islands Fast Ferry is a catamaran service that
makes the 40-mile crossing between St. Thomas and St.
Croix in 75 minutes. It has air- conditioned seating and
open-air decks as well. It's a terrific ride. Hopefully, it will be
successful, but do check before making plans. Previous fer-
ries have not lasted. At this writing, service runs from
mid-December to early May. There are two scheduled cross-
ings (each way) weekdays, except Tues, and three scheduled
crossings (each way) on weekends and holidays. There is no
service on Christmas Day and there are extra crossings dur-
ing Carnival celebrations (St. Thomas' in April and St.
Croix's [phone] or

www.virginislandfastferry.com. Expect to pay $65 RT and
$38 one-way for adults. Children under three ride free while
those three-12 pay $54 RT and $34 one-way. Holiday sur-
charge is $5.

in December-January).

St. Thomas to Tortola (BVI)

Ferries run from Charlotte Amalie to Tortola's West End
Ferry Dock over a dozen times each day. Some continue on to
Road Town, the capital. The trip to the West End takes 45
minutes. Add 30 minutes more for the trip to Road Town.