🇻🇮United States Virgin Islands

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Nov 8, 2026.

• DiveJourney: St Croix destination guide - Verified by the live DiveJourney public destination catalog for country VI on November 8, 2026. Direct website HTML fetching was unavailable in research environment.
• DiveJourney: St Thomas and St John destination guide - Verified by the live DiveJourney public destination catalog for country VI on November 8, 2026. The separate British Virgin Islands guide was intentionally excluded.
• DiveJourney destination directory - The public VI catalog API returned two destinations; visibility in the filtered browser directory could not be independently checked because direct HTML access failed.
• USVI official tourism: best snorkeling and diving - Government tourism overview of St. Croix walls, Buck Island and St. Thomas/St. John areas.
• USVI official tourism: St Thomas snorkeling - Seasonal snorkeling and shore-site guidance, including April to June preference.
• USVI official tourism: weather - Seasonal climate descriptions, hurricane risk and prohibited sunscreen ingredients.
• National Park Service: Virgin Islands National Park weather - Official warning about stronger winter trade winds and north-shore swell.
• National Park Service: Virgin Islands National Park snorkeling - Trunk, Maho, Francis, Leinster, Waterlemon and other snorkel entries with exposure cautions.
• National Park Service: Virgin Islands National Park fees - General free entry, Trunk Bay USD $5 age-16-plus amenity fee, October 2026 cashless update and USD $26 overnight mooring.
• National Park Service: Virgin Islands National Park compendium - 2026 local marine rules and scuba/snorkel restrictions, subject to current park notices.
• National Park Service: marine visitor use information - Anchoring, mooring and use-zone rules for St. John park waters.
• National Park Service: Coral Reef National Monument boating - Prohibits anchoring, fishing or collecting inside Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument.
• National Park Service: Buck Island fees - Confirms no general entrance fee for Buck Island Reef National Monument.
• National Park Service: Buck Island rules - Daytime visiting hours, restricted anchoring, no collection and designated scuba areas.
• National Park Service: Buck Island compendium - Scuba prohibited on underwater trail; scuba only in designated monument areas.
• National Park Service: Buck Island permit notice - May 2025 permit update stating designated West Beach anchoring does not require a permit; conflicts with the basic information page.
• National Park Service: Buck Island basic information - Current concessionaire list and the conflicting annual private-vessel permit wording requiring direct park confirmation.
• USVI DPNR: marine protected areas - St. Croix East End Marine Park zones and St. Thomas East End Reserves protections.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Sandy Point visitor rules - Approximate mid-April through August closure for leatherback nesting.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection: territorial travel documents - Direct USVI-USA travel passport rules for U.S. citizens and residents; noncitizen caveats.
• Virgin Islands Port Authority: airports - Confirms STT and STX gateway airports.
• Virgin Islands Port Authority: airlines - Listed carriers serving STT and STX, subject to operating and route changes.
• Virgin Islands Department of Public Works: ferries - St. Thomas Red Hook to St. John Cruz Bay passenger ferry time and published fare.
• Virgin Islands Port Authority: ferry schedules - Ferry timetables and temporary 2026 operating notices.
• USVI official tourism: St. John via St. Thomas - Ferry alternatives, baggage and routing.
• QE IV Ferry official operator - Scheduled St. Croix/St. Thomas passenger ferry route, days and example fare as shown November 2026.
• USVI official tourism: travel tips - Passport, currency, driving side, language and mineral sunscreen rules.
• USVI tourism: hospitals - Names and contact details of local hospitals and St. John health center.
• USVI Territorial Emergency Management Agency - 911 and Text-to-911 procedures for visitors.
• Divers Alert Network: diving emergency assistance - 24/7 DAN +1-919-684-9111 and guidance to call emergency services first.
• USVI Bureau of Internal Revenue: tax structure - Official published 12.5 percent hotel room tax context; verify future tax changes.
• Country hero photo by ThatsTheShot - Unsplash License. Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@akodakmoment | Location: U.S. Virgin Islands; caption identifies Magan's Bay Beach, St. Thomas, USVI