Sea Excursions

Landlubbers and seafarers alike will enjoy the wind in their hair and salt spray in the air while exploring the waters surrounding St. Thomas. Several businesses can book you on a snorkel-and-sail to a deserted cay for a half day that starts at $90 per person or a full day that begins at $140 per person. An excursion over to the British Virgin Islands starts at $145 per person, not including customs fees. A luxury daylong motor-yacht cruise complete with gourmet lunch is $450 or more per person.

Adventure Center. For a soup-to-nuts choice of sea tours including a stand-up paddleboard safari, full- and half-day sails, sunset cruises, fishing trips, powerboat rentals and kayak tours, contact the Adventure Center. Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, Rte. 315, Estate Bakkero, Saint Thomas, 00802. 340/774–2992; 866/868–7784; www.adventurecenters.net.