Oasis of the Seas has arrived

Well, all the attention and the hype culminates today with the arrival of the Oasis of the Seas. It's docked and passengers soon come. They started rerouting traffic in the Sub Base area yesterday for a trial run. It was crazy. It's one way out of Crown Bay to handle all the taxis that will be coming through there. So to get into Crown Bay you have to take airport road to WAPA and come in the back way. I'm just going to avoid it all and stay in for lunch and go straight to Frenchtown after work. :-)

BTW - this pic courtesy of Dave. Thanks.

Here is a video on YouTube of the ship approaching St. Thomas.

Heidi's Honeymoon Grill

Heidi's Honeymoon Grill, originally uploaded by captainjay.

Enjoying a cheeseburger in paradise at Heidi's Honeymoon beach on
water island. Beautiful day! :-)

Time On The Water

Time On The Water, originally uploaded by captainjay.

So I got the Sunday off. Deb and I are hanging out on the boat.
Sitting at water island Deb just finshed scrubbing the waterline now
it's cold beer and sunshine.
Jay

Charlotte Amalie Overlook

Charlotte Amalie Overlook, originally uploaded by captainjay.

Picked up some friends at the STJ ferry to take them to the airport.
But gave them the scenic view of STT along the way. Hit Hook Line
Sinker for lunch and then Island Beachcomer for a pre flight cocktail
and one last look at the beautiful Caribbean water. They hadn't spent
much time on STT, always stay on STJ. So it was fun showing them
around my little island.

Safe travels Gary and Brenda. See you next year! :-)

"Once" for Dr. Silvia

Tonight we are going to the Caribbean Saloon to see a Pearl Jam tribute band called Once. If you've been reading our blog, then you've heard me mention Silvia. She used to live in a apartment at the house we used to rent. We have both since moved to different apt but have remained friends. This week, Silvia defended her dissertation and received her PHD. We are so proud of her! So tonight we are celebrating!!

Our past experiences with live bands at the Caribbean Saloon have been fun, but we hate the fact that they start soooo late! They advertise a starting time of 10:00 pm but it's usually more like 11:30pm. The last time we were there, we really enjoyed the band but couldn't believe how late it was when they finally started. So, I did a blog post about it and someone from the band immediately responded to my post. I couldn't believe they had read my post and was surprised at the response. They said they were there on time ready to start, but it was the management of the club that held them up from starting. They said management likes to start late to get more people in the door and sell more drinks before the entertainment starts. That's just crazy. If you advertise a starting time, then patrons expect you to keep your word. Oh, well. I guess we're just old and can't stay out that late!! Well, at least Jay can't. :-)

But tonight, it doesn't matter what time the band starts because it's all about Silvia!! Congratulations girl, you deserve it!!!

Update - we had a great time! The band "Once" was awesome. Even though it was a little hard for my ususal taste in music, they were still very good. We all dressed up in scrubs to help make Silvia feel like a Dr. lol

Friday Beach Pic

TGIF! Hope you have a great weekend. We don't have any plans, but will hopefully get out on the boat for a little while.

This pic is from Soggy Dollar on Jost Van Dyke taken last weekend. :-)

Oasis of the Seas

Next Tuesday, Dec 8th, there will be lots of activity and lots of traffic in St. Thomas. The Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise ship ever built, will be pulling into St. Thomas on it's inaugural cruise. At full capacity the ship holds 5,400 passengers and over 2,000 crew. On the same day, Carnival's newest and biggest cruise ship will also be in port along with three other ships. They are expecting over 15,000 passengers to be on island that day. St. Thomas has been busy cleaning up the streets, finishing up the sidewalk project, making new signage and just generally gearing up for the big day. Traffic will be absolutely crazy and they are asking locals to avoid going to Sub Base, Havensight and downtown to help alleviate congestion, good luck with that.

If you are coming to St. Thomas on vacation and just happen to be arriving or departing on Dec 8th, I would definitely allow some extra time to get to your destination. Besides the traffic issues, every taxi on island will be running cruise ship passengers around so there may be issues trying to find one available. I know I won't be traveling much that day.....go to work, then to Frenchtown and hang out until everything settles down. :-)

Here's the article in St. Thomas Source.