Crown Bay Center — Local services in Charlotte Amalie West

The larger Oasis class Royal Caribbean ships dock at Crown Bay Center because they can't enter into Havensight. You'll find a handful of options for duty free jewelry, local arts and crafts, and of course booze.

If you want to find food and stay in the area, I'd highly recommend going to Crown Bay Marina to Tickles Pub or take a short two minute taxi ride (or you could probably walk) to Nisky Center to eat at Salt and Vinegar. They are amazing places to lunch. If you are coming in by land and not off of a cruise ship, they do offer free parking here.

Don't forget to take a photo with the massive Danish windmill that survived the hurricanes. It is a replica, but its a shout-out to the sugar plantations that used to support the economy in the 17th and...

We only made a couple of purchases at the Crown Bay Center. The most notable was shopping at one of the Kiosks in the Caribbean Marketplace, Building G-9. We REALLY enjoyed talking with the two women who I ran and I assume owned YOISMA DESIGN. They were FRIENDLY and had a NICE SELECTION of items to purchase to help us remember our trip to beautiful St. Thomas. My daughter was quite pleased with the the treasure she found at the Yoisma Design.

If you find yourself passing through the Crown Bay Center, consider taking a peek at what Yoisma Design has to offer. You'll walk right by it on your way to get a taxi or returning to...

Good experience overall ( place, things to do, the city) just try not to ride with this driver since she is rude, later we found out she charged us more than other drivers in the same company would for the same drive ( we just went to the beach). She also said she would pick us up at a specific time and then she got there and took another group first. My aunt asked her for insights about the city and she said she couldn't drive and talk at the same time but then on our way back she was using her cellphone and driving, not very safe thing to do. I do recommend tours starting from this point , just not...