Re: Questions for iCroix IV
1. Clothing:
American Beachwear. No jacket or tie required anywhere. I have been accepted in shorts and sandals pretty much everywhere although some gentlemen may want a pair of slacks. For ladies, spaghetti strap tops are fine although sheer or open weave mesh would be out of place. Alas, women are second class citizens on St Croix and The Propriety Police require them to keep Those Menaces To Decent Order hidden away behind a bathing suit top.
The bottom line is that dress on St Croix is casual and appropriate for a beach town. No uncovered bathing suits in town, nothing tacky, nothing horribly over the top elegant.
2. Vittles
Day one (arrival):
Dinner: The Terrace, Buccaneer
Day two:
Breakfast: Mermaid Resto, Buccaneer (included in room rate)
Lunch: The Mermaid. Why not enjoy the first day on the beach?
Dinner: Savant. Tres romantique. INSIST on the courtyard
Day three:
Breakfast: Ibid
Lunch: Rumrunners - after coming back from your Buck Island trip. Bathing suits and a coverup are perfectly fine here - even if you are salty and sandy
Dinner: Tutto Bene. A nice little Italian spot nearby
Day four:
Breakfast: Ibid
Lunch: Something lite at mermaid
Dinner: Duggan's Reef. The Drunken Scallops are the speciality. Enjoy the breezes...
Day five:
Breakfast: Ibid
Lunch: Mermaid (enjoying the beach your last day)
Dinner: Cheeseburger in Paradise - shorts and tshirts
This, of course, leaves out Kendrick, the best resto on the island.
3. Stuff to take:
As to question 3, no euros needed. It's all American dollars. The prices you will pay in the restos is the same as or possibly less than what you will pay in a big american city. As to cellphones, most "nationwide plans" do indeed include the USVI. And yes, our ATT plan does. Service should be good. Actually, service IS good - you and I proved that on my trip.
As far as other stuff to take, you can get a liter bottle of Cruzan rhum for $6.25 at the Buccaneer gift shop. Ergo, you are covered.