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Tourism Says It Is Trying To Make Chicken Salad Out of Chicken Sh_t With Reduced Budget

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Following the impact of two Category 5 hurricanes in September, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism said it has developed a 150-day rolling marketing plan to…

John McCarthy January 24, 2018

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Tourism Commissioner Tells Travel Magazine The USVI Pushed St. Thomas Ahead of St. Croix … ‘Because It Has More To Offer’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The commissioner of tourism admitted that the government pushed to get St. Thomas ready ahead of St. John and St. Croix to try to protect its biggest…

John McCarthy November 18, 2017

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Tourists Return To Magen’s Bay in St. Thomas … Where Cruise Ships Still Dare To Go

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- St. Thomas has accepted its first passenger cruise ships since Hurricane Irma, a welcome milestone for the territory recovering from two major hurricanes. The Adventure of the…

John McCarthy November 12, 2017

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THREE TIMES CHARMED! NCL Cruise Ship Norwegian Dawn Will Be Here On Saturday … St. Thomas Gets 60 Ships In December; St. Croix 8

FREDERIKSTED -- Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn will dock in St. Croix three times this month, beginning Saturday. The ship’s arrival will mark the return of cruise ships to the Big Island…

John McCarthy November 8, 2017

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WELCOME BACK! Businesses And Cruise Ship Passengers Amazed At How Quickly St. Thomas Has Bounced Back After Hurricane Irma

WELCOME BACK: The Seabourn Odyssey docks at Havensight passenger ship dock in St. Thomas on Friday. CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- At least 25 cruise ship calls are scheduled for St. Thomas…

John McCarthy November 6, 2017