The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Cruz Bay, the bucket-list move is Trunk Bay Underwater Snorkel Trail & VI National Park. Below: 2 bucket-list things to do on a Cruz Bay port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Snorkel the world-famous underwater trail at Trunk Bay, consistently ranked among the Caribbean's most beautiful beaches. Submerged plaques guide you through a living coral garden — bucket-list snorkeling inside a UNESCO-caliber National Park.
Book itSt. John: Half-Day at Trunk Bay Beach$60 per person
Escape the crowds on an exclusive private catamaran charter from Cruz Bay, anchoring at hidden coves — Honeymoon Beach, Waterlemon Cay, or Christmas Cove — for world-class snorkeling, swimming, and iced rum punches on deck.
Book itTurtles and Tacos Snorkel and Catamaran Sail from Westin St. John$139 per person
Hike St. John's legendary Reef Bay Trail through ancient rainforest to pre-Columbian Taino petroglyphs, a haunting sugar mill ruin, and a freshwater pool — one of the most historically rich and scenically dramatic hikes in the entire Caribbean.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Snorkel wild with resident green sea turtles at Maho Bay, rated the #1 attraction on St. John — where calm, shallow waters make encounters with these majestic creatures almost guaranteed and absolutely unforgettable.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Explore all of St. John's dramatic landscapes — sweeping ocean overlooks, hidden beaches, plantation ruins, and colorful Cruz Bay — in a private open-air Jeep with a local guide who knows every secret viewpoint and story on the island.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Step inside one of the best-preserved 18th-century sugar plantation complexes in the Caribbean — the haunting Annaberg Ruins on St. John's north shore — on an intimate, expert-guided cultural walk through the island's complex colonial and African heritage.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Your day in Cruz BayNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
$0for two, booked direct
Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.
