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I read with alarm the story in the VI Daily News about potential cutbacks in service or complete loss of service of ferries from STT to STJ beginning as early as next week.
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17617036
My wife and I will be first-time visitors to STJ (and the USVI) soon. What are the other options and approximate costs for getting to STJ from STT? We have already purchased airfare, villa rental, etc, so it would be hard to swap to another destination at this point.
Mountain Runner
Do you plan on renting a car? If so, take one of the car ferries. The article you reference to is for "pasenger" vessels only.
Don't panic yet, it may not happen.
Check out Dohm's water taxi at http://www.watertaxi-vi.com
or call 340-775-6501
Good luck and enjoy your vacation
Latest update:
Ferry Service Still in Jeopardy
by Lynda Lohr
Nov. 16, 2007 -- The ferries that run between St. Thomas and St. John will operate at least through Monday, St. Thomas attorney Claudette Ferron said Friday.
"On Monday, we'll make a decision as to our next step," she said.
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See complete story at http://www.onepaper.com/stjohnvi/?v=d&i=&s=News:Local&p=1201844192
Mountain Runner
I very much doubt that any cessation of service will happen. The ferry service operators met with the Governor in recent days and apparently had amicable discussions about mutual problems. The current Governor is the first of his predecessors over many years to demand accountability from those who receive public funding of any kind. This too shall pass and I doubt that there will be any interruption of regular ferry services. Cheers!
I must agree with STT. After living here a while you learn not to get too excited about things that MIGHT happen, either good or bad.
