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Antiques, oriental rugs, and other nice touches fill the rooms at this historic hotel on downtown Christiansted’s fringes. Each of the 13 rooms is different, but all have kitchenettes.

Gift items ranging from coloring books to tea pots and dinnerware sets splashed in bright colors.

Amateur shows, Tillet Gardens.

The sun rises first over the US at Point Udall, the easternmost point in St. Croix. While windswept vistas are the reason to go, the area also features a monument erected for the 2000 Millennium celebration. A downhill hike to the remote Jack and Isaac Bays starts off from near the parking lot. The bays’ inaccessibility makes them safe for hikers who worry about undesirable elements lurking at the next bend in the trail.

Prospect Reef’s Learn to Sail packages couple accommodations with sailing lessons. For the less nautically inclined, this full-service resort has plenty of land activities including tennis and high tea.

Sold only at Pusser’s stores in Tortola and Virgin Gorda, this rum gained its reputation in the British Navy.

The legendary rum drinks are the favorites at Pusser’s (seePusser’s). It serves good pub grub including fish and chips, burgers, and pizzas.

Just a short hop off Tortola’s north shore on its own island, Pusser’s is a favorite sailboat anchorage. The bar brings in sailors of all hues for Pusser’s Painkillers, a frothy rum concoction (seePusser’s). Rooms, all with stellar sea views and balconies, have windows open to the trade winds.

Like their counterparts across the British Commonwealth, BVIers celebrate the Queen’s birthday every June. Filled with pageantry, the event brings out the cream of BVI society as well as school groups and bands. The governor reads a message from the Queen and hands out awards.