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We did Trunk Bay on our own in August. We took a taxi to Red Hook, got on the 0900 ferry, jumped in a cab in Cruz Bay and were at Trunk Bay by about 10:00AM We were the first ones on the beach! I had to laugh since we rented the only TWO chairs available at the concession and had to put down a $25.00 deposit on each of the old ratty things! Anyone who came after us sat in the sand! Trunk Bay is postcard beautiful. I snorkled and found it somewhat lacking. The underwater snorkel trail is WAY overrated. The shower facilities were good after swimming. We had a surprise at the taxi stand for our return trip to Cruz Bay. The $6.00 fare to get to Trunk Bay became a $9.00 fare to return! My next unpleasant surprise was a store clerk at Mongoose junction who wouldn't accept traveller's checks. And the writer who said the water taxi ticket counter personnel operated on their own agendas nailed it. They just stare at you if you ask to buy a ticket more than 10 minutes prior to departure time. Trunk Bay was beautiful, but for the hassle, I'd stay at Coki on St. Thomas next time out.

<blockquote data-quote="Madame Sharon" data-source="post: 726448"><p>We did Trunk Bay on our own in August.&nbsp; We took a taxi to Red Hook, got on the 0900 ferry, jumped in a cab in Cruz Bay and were at Trunk Bay by about 10:00AM&nbsp; We were the first ones on the beach!&nbsp; I had to laugh since we rented the only TWO chairs available at the concession and had to put down a $25.00 deposit on each of the old ratty things!&nbsp; Anyone who came after us sat in the sand!&nbsp; Trunk Bay is postcard beautiful.&nbsp; I snorkled and found it somewhat lacking.&nbsp; The underwater snorkel trail is WAY overrated.&nbsp; The shower facilities were good after swimming.&nbsp; We had a surprise at the taxi stand for our return trip to Cruz Bay.&nbsp; The $6.00 fare to get to Trunk Bay became a $9.00 fare to return!&nbsp; My next unpleasant surprise was a store clerk at Mongoose junction who wouldn't accept traveller's checks.&nbsp; And the writer who said the water taxi ticket counter personnel operated on their own agendas nailed it.&nbsp; They just stare at you if you ask to buy a ticket more than 10 minutes prior to departure time.&nbsp; Trunk Bay was beautiful, but for the hassle, I'd stay at Coki on St. Thomas next time out.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Madame Sharon, post: 726448"] We did Trunk Bay on our own in August. We took a taxi to Red Hook, got on the 0900 ferry, jumped in a cab in Cruz Bay and were at Trunk Bay by about 10:00AM We were the first ones on the beach! I had to laugh since we rented the only TWO chairs available at the concession and had to put down a $25.00 deposit on each of the old ratty things! Anyone who came after us sat in the sand! Trunk Bay is postcard beautiful. I snorkled and found it somewhat lacking. The underwater snorkel trail is WAY overrated. The shower facilities were good after swimming. We had a surprise at the taxi stand for our return trip to Cruz Bay. The $6.00 fare to get to Trunk Bay became a $9.00 fare to return! My next unpleasant surprise was a store clerk at Mongoose junction who wouldn't accept traveller's checks. And the writer who said the water taxi ticket counter personnel operated on their own agendas nailed it. They just stare at you if you ask to buy a ticket more than 10 minutes prior to departure time. Trunk Bay was beautiful, but for the hassle, I'd stay at Coki on St. Thomas next time out. [/QUOTE]