Tinbergs on Tour

March 13, 2026 – Frederiksted, St. Thomas – Mostly Sunny – 79F

Port Information.  Frederiksted is located on the West coast of St. Croix one the three US Virgin Islands.  St Croix, the largest of the Islands (in area), has a population of 41,000 (second largest). Frederiksted was founded by the Danes in 1751 and currently has a population of about 1000 people. Frederiksted has a deep water harbor – The Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility -  that can accommodate cruise ships making this the cruise port.  Main sites include Fort Frederik and the Oscar E. Henry Customs House. Ft. Frederik is a Danish fort (decked out in bright red) completed in 1760 to deal with smuggling and to keep the peace.  National Historic District contains building with Danish, Georgian, and Victorian style architecture .  Frederiksted has a boardwalk, with benches, a War Memorial and extensive Green Space.

The seas were calm last night and they are this morning in this photo taking from our stateroom.

Oeania Insignia is the only ship here today.  Frederiksted has a long pier and probably could handle a second small ship but it's just us.

This is Day 11 of this cruise and today is the first day I have seen the Sun rise.  I am certainly up and on the veranda early enough but low clouds and the orientation of the ship have not cooperated to get that shot.  Today, everything aligned and here are pictures of sunrise #1.

After breakfast – the usual and still yummy – we walked off to see the little town.  From the pier, I got a photo of Ft Frederik.

When you get to the end of the pier, you can get your picture taken (by a friendly local) in the St Croix phtoto frame.

Most of the sites were right there at the end of the pier – Fort Frederik and the Custom House.  We didn’t walk to the Fort but did check out the Custom House.  

There is a statue, “Freedom” located in a fountain in front of the building.  The statue is of Moses Gotlieb, who played a role in the emancipation of the island.

Frederiksted has a sizeable boardwalk adjacent to the shoreline.

Ellen explored more of the town (limited shopping) and I foung a comfortable seat on the boardwalk - cool tropical breezes and the Caribbean Sea - Priceless.  I got a wonderful picture of Insignia from my location.

There are chickens running free on St Croix and one hen and her chicks were looking for something on the boardwalk.

My view point was actually next to the Verne I. Richards Memorial Park.  The park was completed in 2009 to honor VI residents who died in combat.  The park consists of plaques and obelisks to honor the service personnel.  There was only one name on one of the plaques (I couldn't make out the details.

Ellen, in her walk around town came across the Seven Flags Building, a restored pre-1803 coral stone structure.  Originally a merchant townhouse, it now houses a museum. 

Ellen found me on the boardwalk and we headed back to the ship.  Along the way, I spotted a USVI Prowler and just had to get a picture.

The walk back was not bad and included another picture of our ship.

The weather again was perfect so we had lunch on the Terrace Café Veranda. Lunch today consisted of an Impossible burger and small salad.  I asked for the burger to be well done but it still came under. These burgers need to be well done – under means soggy.

We spent the afternoon out on Deck 5, 

where Ellen spotted a sea turtle alongside.

Tonight we decided to have dinner in the Grand Dining Room – I ordered Halibut Viennese (in a pastry with spinach under the fish and some kind of tomato plus olive relish on top) abd Iceberg Lettuce salad with apples, celery, and Blue Cheese Dressing.  Ellen had the salmon just grilled. We had dessert in the dining room:  Apple Crumble with Raspberry Vanila ice cream (good) and cheesecake (warm). The Terrace Café was featuring freshly barbecued Caribbean Fish (maybe even a fresh fish from Basseterre) – I thought the halibut was a better option and we wanted a quieter evening – we had that terrific Peruvian waitress, Olga, who got us our food quickly and efficiently.

After dinner spent time in Martinis – we found some seats.

Showtime tonight features another Whitney Houston Tribute Singer – Nina Skyy – we passed on her as we anticipated a loud concert.  We are getting very particular about what entertainment we take in.

Lights out at 10:15 PM.