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The Renaissance St. Croix Carambola is its own magical destination. Originally constructed by
Laurance Rockefeller, and now being reimagined for the modern traveler, this idyllic resort is
a sportsman or sportswoman's paradise, with all the wonders of the Caribbean surrounding the
island. Boating, sailing, kayaking, hiking, nature walking, exploring....
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-- Zulma Diaz, Director of Sales & Marketing, Renaissance St. Croix Carambola Beach Resort & Spa
seaplane to St. Thomas for the second part of
our visit in the USVI.
St. Thomas
After checking into The Ritz-Carlton,
St. Thomas, we enjoyed cocktails and
gourmet hors d'oeuvres on the deck of
the Lady Lynsey, the resort's own 53-ft.
luxury catamaran, which offers daily sailing
excursions. The beachfront resort is set
on a 30-acre tropical estate and offers 180
guestrooms, several pools, a full-service
spa and four distinctive oceanfront
dining experiences.
"The resort is on the very eastern tip of
St. Thomas, just a 15-minute ferry ride to
the hiking of St. John and Virgin Islands
National Park, and day trip distance to the
British Virgin Islands," says Cliff Brutus,
director of sales & marketing. "We offer
daily excursions so guests can experience
the unique beauty of the islands and cays
surrounding us. Our Virgin Gorda trip
includes hiking through boulders to secluded
beaches and snorkeling in caves. We do a
snorkel sail on Lady Lynsey to swim with sea
turtles. We also do dinner and sunset cruises.
There is truly something for everyone."
While in St. Thomas we took a culinary
tour of Charlotte Amalie, the USVI's capital
and its largest city. Our guide took us to
some of the best regarded locally owned
restaurants and specialty food shops, where
we enjoyed tastings of island delicacies such
as conch fritters, kallaloo and rum cake.
The tour concluded with a Painkiller, the
signature cocktail of the Virgin Islands.
Appetites sated, our group then embarked
on an afternoon of adventure on Hassel
Island. After kayaking out from Frenchtown,
we hiked around the 135-acre island as our
guide pointed out colonial ruins and the
well-preserved Fort Willoughby. The last part
of our tour took us to a secluded beach for
swimming and the opportunity to snorkel
out and see the remains of a sunken
shipwreck, before kayaking back to St.
Thomas to reward ourselves with another
well-earned Painkiller. ■
Contact Information
Renaissance St. Croix Carambola Beach Resort & Spa:
marriott.com
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas: ritzcarlton.com
U.S. Virgin Islands: visitusvi.com
Opposite page: Beachside at
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas. This page (top):
Culinary bite at Renaissance St. Croix;
and (bottom)sightseeing in Christiansted.
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http://www.marriott.com
http://www.ritzcarlton.com
http://www.visitusvi.com
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