First Time Cruiser - 7Day Fantasy Eastern Caribbean

[cburnett11]

My wife and I will be taking our first cruise at the end of September. I'm looking for recommendations on excursions in Tortola and St. Thomas. I'm guessing we will need to book something in these locations to even get to the beach or is there a simple way to get to the beach without doing this. My thought is that Castaway Cay is a beach day for sure, but wasn't set on what makes the most sense to do in these other locations. Just booked this trip late last week, so looking for any ideas from those that have done this cruise before. thx

 

[OKW Lover]

Can't say anything about Tortola, but after many trips to St Thomas on various cruise lines there are lots of options. Many people like to take a ferry over to St. John for a beach day. Easy enough to do yourself by taking a cab over to Red Hook, ferry to St John, and cab to Trunk Bay. Or, you could stay on St. Thomas and go to Maegans Bay for the beach there.