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Anonymous wrote:I just booked a week in St. Thomas next May, at Marriott Frenchman's Cove. I haven never been there. I was going to post on here to ask for suggestions on things to do, restaurants, transportation, etc.

But then I saw the other thread St. Thomas or St. John - where a few people say to avoid St. Thomas. Why? What's wrong with it?

We spent a week between St Thomas and St John last year. The Ritz was lovely on St. Thomas. If you plan to spend as much time on the water ( on various boat tours) it is irrelevant where you are staying, really. Enjoy it!

Could you (and did you) walk from the Ritz to restaurants at Red Hook or were you stuck at the resort for dining?

Anonymous wrote:I just booked a week in St. Thomas next May, at Marriott Frenchman's Cove. I haven never been there. I was going to post on here to ask for suggestions on things to do, restaurants, transportation, etc.

But then I saw the other thread St. Thomas or St. John - where a few people say to avoid St. Thomas. Why? What's wrong with it?

We spent a week between St Thomas and St John last year. The Ritz was lovely on St. Thomas. If you plan to spend as much time on the water ( on various boat tours) it is irrelevant where you are staying, really. Enjoy it!

Anonymous wrote:We've rarely had a good service anywhere in the Caribbean. Period. (Including the ritz on st. Thomas). If you want good service, go on a disney cruise (the staff literally kisses ass 24/7).

St. Thomas is nice. Great weather, nice beaches. As a marriott vacation club owner, you know what to expect. I'm sure you'll have a great trip.

lol yeah I know what you mean. There's a reason for the term "island time." And probably half the tourist industry seems to operate with a chip in their shoulder.

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Anonymous wrote:"Skip the touristy areas". Last time I checked OP will be a tourist there just like the rest of you proud of your more "authentic" experiences. Did you work at a hotel, raise kids at at John? Ridiculous.

Have you been to St Thomas? There's a whole section in Charlotte Amalie devoted to cruise ship passengers. It's generic and tacky, and overwhelmed with cruise ship passengers when a boat is there.. Better options include Frenchtown and Red Hook.

Tourists coming off a cruise ship are inferior to tourists staying in a timeshare on the island?

Well there is a cruise type of tourist. En masse they are undesirable.

IME people who take a cruise vs. actually stay on an island are looking for a different type of experience. Cruise crowds also seem to attract people trying to sell stuff or trying to get you to come into their restaurant. When I visit somewhere that is also a cruise destination, I usually try to avoid the throngs. If I wanted a cruise experience, I'd take a cruise. That's just me though.

We've rarely had a good service anywhere in the Caribbean. Period. (Including the ritz on st. Thomas). If you want good service, go on a disney cruise (the staff literally kisses ass 24/7).

St. Thomas is nice. Great weather, nice beaches. As a marriott vacation club owner, you know what to expect. I'm sure you'll have a great trip.