Jewel in February, St. Thomas to St. John ferry question...

[jgoga]

We will be arriving in St. Thomas at the ship docks and we really want to go to St. John but we want to rent a car once we get to St. John (cruz bay).

 

What's the best ferry to get to St. John? Can i get this ferry right from the ship docks? I was looking into this one http://www.varlack-ventures.com/vvfiles/4_ferry-schedules.htm have any of you good people used this ferry in the past? If not can you guys suggest me one that you have used and have had a great experience?

 

As for the cars, I am looking to get a large SUV since we have a 4 yr old. Can any of you guys suggest some good car rentals in St. John @ Cruz bay? Everytime i rent cars in the caribbean we get junk so i would like to do my homework and make sure we get a decent car.

 

Thank you,

 

John

[kiefaber455]

Was there last year. You can take a ferry from the main terminal in Charlotte Amalie to St. Johns and that takes about 40 minutes. Or you can take a cab to Red Hook and take the ferry over from there--about 15 minutes. The ferries from Red Hook are more frequent than those from Charlotte Amalie. We did both last year--on a warm, sunny day I'd rather take the longer ferry ride. Can't answer anything about renting a car.