Welcome to St. Croix While St. Croix is part of the United States, life can be very different from life on the mainland. This document will help you with some basic information about St. Croix. As you move through the process of relocating here, please let us know how we can help you. Honnie Edwards President Broker 340-690-6616 Mobile 340-718-5285 Office Honnie@CalabashRealtors.com CALABASH REAL ESTATE w w w.c al ab ashr ealtors.com 340-718-5285 St. Croix is a part of the United States Virgin Islands, a territory of the United States of America. At approximately 82 square miles, St. Croix is the largest of the US Virgin Islands. Since Columbus first came to St. Croix and was driven off by the Indians, seven different countries have flown their flag here until the United States purchased the islands in 1917. The island ranges from arid on the East End to the rain forest on the West End of the island. The demographics are quite diverse with Crucians being joined by people from Puerto Rico, the United States mainland, and down island. English is the primary language with many people speaking Spanish as a second language. The primary religion is Christianity but our diverse population has also created homes for Rastafari, Islam, and Judaism. 1 P a g e
Whatever you do while you re here don t forget to drive on the left! This list is a good starting point for information about St. Croix. This list does not include every option available, only our primary suggestions. If you would like additional information about any topic, please let us know. Phone Book The phone bill is available online at VIPhoneBook.com and there is an iphone app (search for USVI Directory in the app store) to access our local phone book as well. Newspapers We have two printed newspapers (The Avis, Virgin Islands Daily News) and three online papers (VirginIslandsDailyNews.com, StCroixSource.com, VIConsortium.com). Home Delivery is not available on St. Croix but you can purchase papers at most stores and gas stations. Mail / Shipping We do not have home delivery of mail on St. Croix. Most people obtain a PO Box at a post office convenient to where they live (example: if you live on the East End, the closest post office is located in Gallows Bay). Occasionally, you can get mail delivered to a box at the end of your street but that is based upon availability. To check on availability, you can contact the nearest post office who will put you in contact with the mail carrier for the area to check if a box is available. To get more information about the cost and availability of PO Boxes, stop in at the post office location or read more at USPS.com/manage/PO-Boxes.htm. The USPS considers St. Croix a local mail delivery so we recommend using USPS over FedEx or UPS. Both FedEx and UPS consider the US Virgin Islands an international territory and charge much higher rates than USPS. If a vendor will not ship to St. Croix, another option is to have them ship to VI Cargo (VICargo.com) or Paradise Freight (ParadiseFreight.com). Both companies have an office near Miami. You send your shipment to yourself at their address and email them the invoice for the item. They will put your shipment on the weekly boat to St. Croix, notify you that the shipment has arrived and you go to pick it up and pay for the shipping at their office Cell Phones AT&T and Sprint are the primary carriers on island. If you have a different Stateside cell carrier, check with them before using your cell phone here. Some plans consider St. Croix out of their territory and charge very high fees for usage. 2 P a g e
Veterinarians Sugar Mill Veterinary Center Progressive Veterinary Hospital SugarMillVetCenter.com ProgressiveVetHospital.com 340-718-0002 340-718-1256 4220 La Grande Princesse La Grande Princesse Getting Involved in the Community St. Croix Yacht Club St. Croix Animal Welfare Center StCroixYC.com StCroixAWC.org 340-773-9531 340-778-1650 5100 Teague Bay 32 Clifton Hill Kingshill, VI 00850 Women s Coalition of St. Croix St. George Botanical Garden WCSTX.org SGVBG.org 340-773-9272 340-692-2874 PO Box 222734 127 Estate St. George Christiansted, VI 00822 Frederiksted, VI 00840 St. Croix Environmental Association Volunteer St. Croix STXEnvironmental.org Facebook.com/VolunteerStCroix 340-773-1989 A great site to find volunteer organizations 5032 Anchor Way Suite 3 that are looking for volunteers on St. Croix Sports Organizations Kite St. Croix Tennis Club of St. Croix KiteStCroix.com TennisClubSTX.com 340-643-5824 340-773-0055 24 Cotton Valley Shorts Beaston Hill Christiansted, VI 00824 Virgin Islands Pace Runners Fin Folks Swim Club VirginIslandsPace.org Facebook.com/Finfolk-Caribbean- Swimmers-394032267318410/ 340-643-2557 340-718-0822 PO Box 222720 Kingshill Christiansted, VI 00822 St. Croix, VI 00850 3 P a g e
Gyms Beeston Hill Health & Fitness Complex 340 Crossfit St. Croix VIHealth.com 340Crossfit.com 340-778-5144 340-643-7423, 727-967-3448 23 Beeston Hill 4A Orange Grove Grocery Stores Seaside Market & Deli FoodTown 340-719-9393 340-718-9990 2001 Mt. Welcome 4G & 4F La Grande Princesse Gallows Bay, VI 00820 Plaza Extra East Plaza Extra West 340-778-6240 340-719-1870 United Shopping Plaza Mount Pleasant Frederiksted, VI 00840 Cost-U-Less Quality Food St. Croix 340-719-4442 340-778-1234 4300 Sion Farm 96-97 Castle Coakley Produce A HUGE tip for any new comers to St. Croix: Fresh Produce is shipped in on Mondays & is usually put out on the grocery store shelves on Tuesday. So the best time to go shopping at grocery stores for produce is Tuesday or Wednesday. If you wait until Saturday or Sunday you re probably going to find slim pickings! Annaly Farms Art Farm 340-778-2229 340-514-4873 Local & USDA Beef Produce, Artisan Products, Rt. 72 Near Carambola Golf Course South Shore Road Frederiksted, VI 00840 Ridge to Reef Farm VI Locally Grown 340-220-0466 VI.LocallyGrown.net Organic produce and livestock, Online ordering for local farmers and artisans Workshops and monthly sit-down dinners with weekly pick up at 11 Mahogany Road, Little La Grange Sejah Farm La Reine Farmers Market 340-277-6046 Multiple vendors for produce, fish, locally Produce, livestock made products 9B Castle Burke Saturday morning 6am 12pm Kingshill, VI 00840 Near the La Reine Intersection 4 P a g e
Tropics Hydroponic Farm More Information at 340-227-5546 GoToStCroix.com/farm-stands/ Hydroponic lettuce, tomatoes, and more Windsor Road. Kingshill, VI 00850 Pharmacies Mt Welcome Pharmacy Medicine Shoppe 340-719-7283 340-719-6100 Mt. Welcome Sunny Isle Shopping Center Gallows Bay, VI 00824 Hospital Juan F. Luis Hospital JFLUSVI.org 340-778-6311 4007 Estate Diamond Ruby Doctors We have many good doctors on island are happy to refer you to someone based on your needs but here are two locations that take walk in customers for immediate general needs. Primary Care Acute Alternative Medical Group 340-718-7788 340-772-2883 Monday Saturday 6:30am 2:00pm Monday Friday 7am 7pm, Saturday 8-12 4040 La Grande Princesse 184C Diamond Ruby Plessen Healthcare 340-227-4255 3004 Orange Grove Suite 2 Pediatrician Pediatric Care Center 340-719-0681 4504 Diamond Ruby Suite 3 5 P a g e
Dentist Dr. Kurt Buska VI Dental Center 340-719-7000 340-772-6000 5030 Anchor Way 2024 Mount Welcome Gallows Bay, VI 00824 Gallows Bay, VI 00824 Schools Good Hope Country Day School The Stone House Preschool GHCDS.org StoneHouseSchool.com 340-778-1974 340-718-5606 Rt. 1 Box 6199 PO Box 577 Kingshill, VI 00850 Kingshill, VI 00851 AZ Academy University of The Virgin Islands AZVI.org UVI.edu 340-718-7909 340-778-1620 36 Orange Grove RR1 10,000 Kingshill, VI 00850 Car Rental Centerline Car Rental STXRentalCar.com 888-288-8755 Insurance Companies Marshall & Sterling Annaly Insurance MarshallSterline.com 340-773-2170 340-773-7374 5021 Anchor Way 5001 Chandler s Warf Suite 4 Gallows Bay, VI 00820 Gallows Bay, VI 00824 Great Lakes Insurance VI Mark Braddell 340-774-5433, Mark@GreatLakesVI.com 56 Estate Frydenhoj Suite 26 St. Thomas, VI 00820 6 P a g e
DMV VI Bureau of Motor Vehicles USVIBMV.org 340-713-4268 RR 02 Located off of the highway near the airport Details are available on their website but it is best to call before you go so that you can get the most up-to-date list of required documents needed to complete your transaction. Banks Bank of St. Croix First Bank BankofStCroix.com FirstBankVI.com 340-773-8500 340-775-7777 ScotiaBank ScotiaBank.com 340-778-5350 Utilities WAPA (Electric) Innovative (Cable, Phone, Internet) VIWAPA.vi InnovativeVI.net 340-773-2250 340-779-9999 Located in Sunny Isle Located between the hospital and Sunny Isle Paradise Satellite (Dish TV) Broadband VI (Internet) ParadiseSatellite.Dishontheweb.com Broadband.vi 340-718-2488 340-719-2943 Hotels The Buccaneer Renaissance St. Croix Carambola TheBuccaneer.com Marriott.com 340-712-2100 340-778-3800 The Palms at Pelican Cove Chenay Bay PalmsPelicanCove.com ChenayBay.com 340-718-4460 340-718-2918 7 P a g e
Salons Frongillo Health & Beauty The Buccaneer 340-719-7575 340-712-2149 The Color Bar & Salon Tamarind Reef Spa 340-713-0644 340-718-3782 Golf Courses The Buccaneer Carambola Golf Club TheBuccaneer.com GolfCarambola.com 340-712-2144 340-778-5638 The Reef Golf Course 340-773-8844 General Shopping Kmart Home Depot 340-719-9190 Sunny Isle 340-719-1077 340-692-5848 Sunshine Mall Gallows Bay Hardware 340-773-1034 8 P a g e
Dining St. Croix has a wide variety of amazing restaurants. Dress is typically casual with no restaurants requiring a jacket or tie. Many restaurants change their hours throughout the year in response to tourist season with some closing during August or September so it s best to call ahead, particularly during that time of year. The St. Croix Food and Wine Experience (STXFoodandWine.com) is a culinary celebration to benefit the St. Croix Foundation (STXFoundation.org). Taking place in early April, there is a long schedule of events ranging from private dinners to large events such as Wine in the Warehouse. The whole event culminates in Taste of St. Croix which is a great way to sample the best food from all of our restaurants. Tickets for many of the events sell out quickly, so plan ahead and get your tickets early. Galangal Zion Modern Kitchen GalangalSTX.com ZionModernKitchen.com 340-773-0076 340-773-9466 Church St 2132 Company St. 40 Strand Eatery Duggan s Reef Facebook.com/40StrandEatery DuggansReef.com 340-201-8633 340-773-9800 40 Strand St. Teague Bay The Galleon Dashi GalleonRestaurant.com DashiSushi.com 340-718-9948 340-773-6911 Green Cay Marina 1104 Strand St Suite 8 Beach Side Café The Waves at Cane Bay BeachSideCafeatSandCastleontheBeach.com TheWavesCaneBay.com 340-772-1266 340-718-1815 127 Smithfield 112C Cane Bay Frederiksted, VI 00840 St. Croix, VI 00851 Tavern 1844 balter balterstx.com 340-773-1844 340-719-5896 1 Company St. 39 Queen Cross St. 9 P a g e