Christiansted Harbor Sailboats & Turquoise Sea

The View Over Christiansted Harbor

The camera looks out from the Christiansted waterfront across one of the Caribbean's most sheltered natural anchorages. A wide panorama of clear turquoise water stretches toward the horizon, dotted with sailing yachts swinging gently at their moorings.

A Sheltered Caribbean Anchorage

Christiansted Harbor is protected by an offshore barrier reef that breaks the open swell of the Atlantic, creating the glassy, protected basin seen here. Sailboats, catamarans and a colorful floating bar barge share the calm waters.

The Historic Christiansted Waterfront

The harbor fronts the Danish colonial town of Christiansted, a National Historic Site whose pastel arcaded buildings and 18th-century fort line the shore of St. Croix. The American and U.S. Virgin Islands flags mark this U.S. territory.

What to Watch For

Look for departing day-charter catamarans, dinghies crossing to the floating bar, and seaplanes and ferries serving the harbor, all framed by the deep blue of the surrounding Caribbean Sea.