{"id":48034,"date":"2014-09-17T19:38:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T23:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/?p=48034"},"modified":"2016-04-21T15:32:12","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T19:32:12","slug":"3-things-to-do-in-st-john-during-your-caribbean-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/2014\/09\/17\/3-things-to-do-in-st-john-during-your-caribbean-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"3 things to do in St. John during your Caribbean cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are taking a Caribbean cruise<\/a> that stops in beautiful St. John, Virgin Islands, you will have a plethora of activities demanding your attention. Visitors who have never visited this part of the world before can often feel a little overwhelmed, as they might not be aware of\u00a0the best ways to\u00a0occupy their time.<\/p>\n

With cruises, there is generally a limited amount of time that you can spend in each stop, so you want to make sure that the maximum amount of time is being used well, instead of losing precious minutes or even hours deciding what to do. Luckily, this blog is here to help!<\/p>\n

Here are a few sites to check out in St. John<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cruz Bay<\/a>: <\/strong>This is the central town on the island, and it is filled with tons for any tourist to do! From shops and restaurants\u00a0to local bars, you can immerse yourself in the town for hours upon hours. All ferries and boats come into this town, so it should be your first stop. The walkability alone makes this place a dream.<\/p>\n

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Elaine Ione Sprauve Museum<\/a>: <\/strong>For those on your trip that love history, this museum is a must-see! Located just outside the limits of Cruz Bay, the\u00a0Elaine Ione Sprauve offers a look into the culture and past of St. John. Open from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, it is a wonderful way to immerse yourself into antique photos, newspapers and paintings!<\/p>\n

Virgin Islands National Park – St. John: <\/strong>If you love\u00a0<\/strong>miles and miles of lush forest and historic plantation ruins, the national park is the place for you!\u00a0There are trails that weave to and from a whole host of tourist lookout points and attractions.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re ready to head off on an exciting cruise vacation<\/a>, now is the time to start planning. \u00a0Instead of sweating the details, let our\u00a0experienced staff\u00a0at CruiseExperts.com handle it for you. Contact us by calling 1-888-804-CRUISE (2784), visiting our website\u00a0<\/span>www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>\u00a0or emailing us at info@cruiseexperts.com.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are a few places to check out in St. John on the Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":48038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[353,356,354,355,307,72],"class_list":["post-48034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caribbean","tag-caribbean-cruise","tag-cruise-vacation","tag-cruz-bay","tag-elaine-ione-sprauve-museum","tag-st-john","tag-www-cruiseexperts-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48034\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}