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whats it like christmas week?
whats it like christmas week?
My husband just found out he is off the week of christmas. So of course I think, I want to go to st john. I checked airfare and its not too bad from 12-20 to 12-26. But what is it like on the island that week? Weather, crowds, will we have trouble getting a rental vehicle? RIght now this is just a dream, but I hope we can make it work.
Nancy
Nancy
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stjohnjulie
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oooo! Start now! I would say that the hardest thing would be a car rental. There are still villas that are open, just start asking the major villa companies what they have open (make a generic email that you can just copy paste and send to them all). You posted here, so a few emails shouldn't be a problem, right? Christmas can be busy...but it's a great time of year to be here.
My husband (boyfriend...got engaged on island last Christmas) and I and our adult children and mates spent last Christmas at Acqua Blu. We were surprised with how uncrowded the island was during the Chrismas holiday. We didn't have a problem with two vehicle rentals or crowds at the beaches or any restraurant. Go enjoy!!!! If you are looking for a great place to stay check out Acqua Blu....Loved it!
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BreakawayBarb
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- Location: San Francisco CA
St. John at Christmas
My hubby and I got married on St. John nearly 12 years ago (see the lapsed ticker...it was counting down our last visit!)...Christmas Eve. It was magical. I will never, ever forget getting off of the ferry and being serenaded by the local choir singing "Santa's looking for a Wife" in the park gazebo across from the ferry.
We have been there over Christmas and didn't find it to be busy. I have a couple of trip reports. We loved being there. We have only travelled over holidays and never felt it was too busy at all. There is always a little piece of quite to be found.
The only place that surprised due to being busy was Waterlemon. We weren't able to score a spot on the sand (all taken). No worries, we just walked around and set up a little camp and got in the water.
When you look into villas you might consider going without air--it isn't a problem, IMO in December.
How did you score reasonable flights?? That is normally the worse time to get tickets.
GG
The only place that surprised due to being busy was Waterlemon. We weren't able to score a spot on the sand (all taken). No worries, we just walked around and set up a little camp and got in the water.
When you look into villas you might consider going without air--it isn't a problem, IMO in December.
How did you score reasonable flights?? That is normally the worse time to get tickets.
GG