St. Thomas - Magens Bay & Shopping

While taking a cruise on the Disney Fantasy, I decided to book the Ultimate St. Thomas through the DCL app.

The tour was comprised of three separate parts. The first was an island tour where our driver, Perry, told us about the various buildings we drove next to, a history of the island, and some fun facts. We were fascinated to learn that graffiti has a mandatory minimum of $25,000 fine and 6 months hard labor jail time. That being said, the jail cells generally come with a beautiful view and there are less than 100 cells that are rarely at over 50% capacity. We stopped really quickly for everyone to grab a quick picture and get back on board.

Our first real stop was a beautiful mountain view with a very touristy shop.

We could try the banana daiquiri, a staple of the island, but it felt a bit too early for us that day. We did find a few souvenirs that we really liked and weren't too big to lug around all day. We took in the beautiful views and headed back to our taxi.

On the way out we noticed an old, pirate age cannon that was really cool, but I was too slow to grab a picture.

One popular destination in St. Thomas is Megan's Bay Beach, which is a public beach. There are many cost effective excursions that will allow guests to spend time here.  Those without car seat aged kids could easily grab a quick taxi from the port, otherwise you can book an excursion or Uber to get there from the ship. 

There was a standard beach side restaurant offering burgers etc. We spent most of the two hours we were given here in the water. It was just beautiful. The proximity of this beach to the port makes this a must do if you're a beach person. I would gladly go back tomorrow.

Another popular stop is shopping time at the Dutch downtown.

Glady's was a gem. You could feel the age of the building that has been built into a charming cafe. 

It felt like where to locals go, and we therefore had a 5-10 minute wait to be seated. The drinks were strong, and the jerk wings so delicious we ordered seconds even after our meal.

We left Glady's full, happy, and with a big highlight from our trip. It was a great time and filled with lots of fun St. Thomas memories.