Sailing into Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands on St. Thomas, is one of the exquisite pleasures of cruising. Though the island itself is small, its deep-water harbor is one of the world's most spectacular. It makes perfect sense that St. Thomas is the busiest and most popular port in the Caribbean.
The waters are a palette of blues, every shade of the Crayola box--azure, peacock, sapphire, teal, turquoise, royal, sky. The colors vary depending upon the ...