This was our 1st time to Water Island. It is a short, 20 minute, ferry from Charlotte Amalie, in front of Tickles Restaurant. The ferry runs on the hour out and returns immediately to St Thomas. The island is small and if you are into hiking can be seen in 3 hours or so, although it is very hilly. We, being 70 something seniors, opted for a golf cart rental. Depending on which cart you can get, 2 to 6 people, the fee is reasonable. The issue is availability. You should reserve at least a week before you want to go to be reasonably sure of getting a cart. The views are spectacular from many vista's. If you cannot get a cart there is a free shuttle from the ferry dock to Honeymoon Beach, one of the prettiest on St Thomas. The water is calm, views are great, beach bar and grill is reasonable and the food is tasty. My only reason for not giving it a 5 star rating is the golf cart issue. Well worth a visit if you have an extra day in St Thomas.

We spent a lovely day here. We went over on the 9am ferry and stopped to pick up our golf cart. It was seamless. We drove to the fort first which had a great view of St. Thomas. After that we went to Limestone beach. It’s about a 5 minute walk to the beach. It is rocky so take care. The whole beach is all washed up coral. It is beautiful. There are rocks in the water so water shoes would be helpful but we didn’t have them. We spent about 2 hours on the beach and were the only ones there. It was amazing. Went to Heidi’s Honeymoon grill afterwards. I am still thinking abt the grilled cheese. Lovely view. We stopped at the art stand and bought some jewelry and a Christmas ornament. After that we spent several hours at Honeymoon beach which was more crowded but nothing crazy. Sand was soft and water beautiful. Saw three turtles. We caught the 4pm ferry back. Was a lovely, relaxing day! S

My family of 5 with 3 kids (ages 14, 16, 18) visited Water Island when we were visiting ST Thomas and St John. On the last day of our week vacation to St Thomas we spent the day on Water Island. This was probably our most enjoyable day of the entire trip. The ferry from Crown Bay Marina was $15/person roundtrip. Parking at the marina cost $15 for the entire day. Once we were on the island we rented a golf cart from Rachel's Rentals. We drove around the island. We headed to the fort on the island and were blown away by how cool the fort was to explore. There are tunnels that are open to walk through and to stand on top of and get a 360 degree view of the surroundings. We then went to Honeymoon Beach. We had lunch at Dinghy's right on the beach. While we were waiting for our food a couple of us waited in the ocean. The food was excellent. There were probably less than 50 people total on the beach. They had anything and everything you could want. Chair rentals, cabanas, snorkel gear, kayaks, pickleball and beach tennis were also available on the beach. The beach/ocean were so perfect that our family stayed until 4 when we had to return our golf cart and head back to St Thomas. We all said that it was unexpectedly one of the best days of our vacation. I highly recommend taking a trip to Water Island if you get the chance