Ferry to St. John - Motion sickness concerns

[LisaLisa87]

 Hi all. We're considering taking the ferry from Red Hook to Cruz Bay when we're docked at St. Thomas next week. I was wondering if anyone could tell me about the actual ferries. Is there open air seating? Is the ride generally pretty smooth? I'm slightly concerned as I had a bad experience on the ferry from St Martin to Anguilla A couple of years ago. Thanks in advance for any info!

Edited December 19, 2018 by LisaLisa87

[OCruisers]

Depending ... but it might get a bit rocky ....  

[pittypat]

There is open air seating on the top deck. Enclosed seating on deck one. Ride can be rocky depending on lots of different things. It is a rather quick ride over from Red Hook.  The beaches are certainly not to be missed. They are beautiful on St. John.

 

pittypat

[blue_water]

Depending on the weather you could experience a little rocking. But the ride is just 10 minutes and not nearly as bad as the 45-minute ferry from the ship through rougher waters, or certainly not as bad as the SXM to Anguilla ferry if that helps...

[LisaLisa87]

Thanks for your responses. I'm thinking the open air seating will make the ride doable, even if it's a bit rocky. The comparison to the SXM-Anguilla ride is very helpful!