{"id":894,"date":"2026-03-01T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/?p=894"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:42:46","slug":"the-us-virgin-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingjuno.com\/zh\/ports-of-call\/the-us-virgin-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"The US Virgin Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just a cool picture of a cruise ship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Virgin Islands hold a special place in my heart. The first time I set foot on a sailboat was in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) back in 2007. Robert and I were invited by our friends to join them as a third couple on a weeklong bareboat charter aboard a Moorings Beneteau 473. What an exotic experience for me at the time! It was my first time visiting a tropical island and stepping on a sailboat. Who could have imagined that 19 years later, Robert and I would be sailing our own boat in these waters?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After our first group bareboat charter in the BVI, Robert and I went on to charter four more times in the same area\u2014sometimes with friends and other times just the two of us. Each time, we flew into Charlotte Amalie and took a ferry to Tortola. Because of this, we never had the opportunity to spend quality time in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). This time, however, we planned to explore St. Thomas and St. John with leisure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We chose to anchor Juno in one of St Thomas’ main anchorages just outside the bustling downtown of Charlotte Amalie. This location offered convenient access to the Yacht Haven Grande dinghy dock and nearby shops and services. Additionally, we enjoyed a daily spectacle of large cruise ships maneuvering and docking at the terminal, along with a display of numerous luxurious megayachts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On most days, there were 2 to 3 enormous cruise ships arriving and departing at the main cruise ship terminal, each carrying 3,000-5,000 passengers. Wow!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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We used Yacht Haven Grande Marina’s dinghy dock almost daily to run errands. The dinghy ride was also a free boat show of super-yachts and mega-yachts. The largest and most impressive of all was Breakthrough. Launched in 2025, Breakthrough measures 119 meters in length and is notable for being the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell-powered mega-yacht. It was commissioned by Bill Gates and was later sold by Melinda Gates. Would you like to charter it for a week in St Barts for your family and friends? No problem. It will only set you back by \u20ac3,500,000! It’s hard to imagine the lifestyle of the ultra-rich, as they seem to live in a completely different universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n