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Business Spotlight: New Transportation Service From STT Airport To Cruz Bay… The Last Mile Water Taxi

Business Spotlight: New Transportation Service From STT Airport To Cruz Bay... The Last Mile Water Taxi 1

Good Morning! If you’re a frequent traveler to St. John, you know how difficult it can be to get to our little slice of paradise. After a flight to St. Thomas (or multiple depending on where you’re coming from), you’re probably looking forward to some sunshine with a painkiller in hand, and the last thing you want to do is MORE travel. 

Unfortunately, to get to St. John you still need to deal with the sometimes hectic St. Thomas airport, meander through other travelers to find a taxi, then get on a ferry to take you over to St. John. When you do finally arrive, you then sometimes need to continue to wait amongst a sea of other tired passengers until your bag is removed from the ferry. That’s why we’re so excited about Sonic Charters announcing their new business line: The Last Mile Water Taxi! 

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Ferry Soon Come?

Well folks, it’s been 104 days since Public Works Commissioner Daryl Smalls said the new ferries would be running within 30 days. We had a sighting last week where they appeared to be doing some sort of trial runs. Well, we have some more news today…

Red Hook I was actually at the ferry dock this morning! See for yourself:

Image courtesy of Mark Gierth, Owner of X on St. John

Red Hook I is designated to Varlack Ventures. We tried to reach Mrs. Varlack but she wasn’t in the office this morning. We’ll try again later.

As far as Cruz Bay I is concerned, that ferry is designated to Transportation Services. The woman who answered the phone there said that ferry will not be running soon.

So now that it’s made it to the ferry dock, how long until it starts running…

98 Days and … A Ferry Makes an Appearance!

It’s been 99 days since Public Works Commissioner Daryl Smalls said the new ferries would be operating within 30 days. Well clearly Mr. Smalls is operating on island time…

But we have good news! Look what just made an appearance over near Turner Bay:

Image courtesy of Coconut Coast Villas
Image courtesy of Coconut Coast Villas
Image courtesy of Coconut Coast Villas
Image courtesy of Coconut Coast Villas

You may recall that the last time one of the ferries made an appearance on St. John was on April 9, which happened to be a mere three days before Mr. Smalls got an award. I wonder what he has up his sleeve this time 😉