St. Croix is best-known for the gorgeous sandy beaches and crystal clear waters, the latter of which provide you with ample opportunity to do the likes of snorkelling and diving. For some, though, the desire to get away from the sunbathing and swimming areas is clear, which is why they turn to the award-winning restaurants and other activities that are available.
The key one as far as we’re concerned is Divi Carina Bay Casino, which is one of the island’s most popular places to head to for those that like a flutter. The good news is that it offers pretty much everything one might expect from a resort casino, making it the ideal place to visit.
The Casino
One of the casino’s main aims is to be as welcoming and comfortable for locals as it is for those that are visiting out of town. As a result, you’ll find that it is fashionable and comfortable, with the key difference between it and other casinos on the Virgin Islands being the fact that it offers live action table games. The friendly staff will be more than happy to talk you through the various table games on offer, should you not be too sure how to play them. The fact that the likes of roulette, craps and blackjack are on offer means that most people will be more than capable of taking the House on playing them, with the rules similar to any other casino.
Table Games
If you’re a fan of card games then you’ll want to turn to the three-card poker table and see how your luck is, or maybe take on the Caribbean Stud seeing as you’re located in the area of the world where it was born. If you want to branch out a little bit in terms of the game you play, maybe see how you get on with 21+3, which is a variation of blackjack. The table games are obviously great for people that like to interact with others, but if that isn’t the bracket that you’d put yourself into then you might want to head towards the electronic craps or the electronic roulette instead, where you’re more likely to be able to keep yourself to yourself.
Slot Machines
One of the main developments in the casinos around the world in recent times is the move towards electronic slots, which allow you to play all sorts of different games that have minimum odds as low as 1 cent and as high as $25. There are also some video poker machines if they float your boat, or a selection of the old-fashioned traditional ‘reel’ slots to mean that pretty much all of your favourite games are likely to be on offer somewhere within the casino. With more than 250 of the various machines available for play and the ticket-in, ticket-out system meaning you don’t need to carry buckets of coins around the place, it’s easy to see why it’s so popular.
Carina Café
Nowadays, casinos know that they have to do more to appeal to punters, which is why Divi Carina Bay Casino does just that. There is regularly some live entertainment on offer to casino visitors, including bands and well-known DJs. If you want to take a break from the casino floor then you can head to arina Café, which is just steps away from the action and allows you to enjoy bistro-style dining. That means that you can order the likes of soups, salads, burgers, sandwiches and pizzas, with much more on the menu besides that. All told, this is a casino with plenty on offer for those that have chosen to forgo the excitement of outside.
The Resort
Sometimes, though, you will want to get away from the casino floor in order to enjoy what the rest of the resort has to offer. The good news is that there is plenty for you to enjoy around Divi Resort Carina Bay, with your mood the thing that is most likely to determine what you get up to. If you’re the sort of person that enjoys water sports then the fact that you’re on an island will be great news to you. There is a water sports centre that allows you to take on numerous different activities, including kayaking, parasailing, snorkelling and scuba diving, to say nothing of being able to try sailing or paddle boarding if either appeal.
Activities
Cane Bay Wall is one of the best places in the world for scuba diving, thanks to the fact that it drops from 40 foot to more than 13,200 foot, boasting a wealth of marine life in the various coral reefs and slow-sloping areas. The sheer vertical drop is a sight to behold and you can even choose to dive at night to experience it in a whole different manner. Of course, that won’t be for everyone, which is why you might opt to head off-road on a quad bike or go horseback riding along the beach. Tiki tours will appeal to some, whilst others might choose to head along to one of the two bioluminescent bays at St. Croix.
The Local Area
If you like to enjoy something with a bit of history then you will no doubt be keen to head to Point Udall at the east end of St. Croix. It was named after Stewart Udall, the US Secretary of the Interior at the time, and boasts a stone sundial known as the Millennium Monument. The reason you’ll want to head there is that it is the easternmost point of the United States of America, on account of the fact that the US owns the US Virgin Islands. For many, though, there will be no real desire to do any sort of activity and instead they will want to just do whatever they can to relax and unwind on what is essentially a paradise island.
Facilities
If that is the category that you fall into then you’ll be delighted to know that there are two swimming pools that you can head to in order to sunbathe and swim, safe in the knowledge that it is an adults-only resort. If you like to be a little bit active then you can opt to play some tennis or pickleball, or you can get involved on the miniature golf course or with the shuffleboard table. The fact that the resort is all-inclusive means that you don’t need to worry about what you’re spending on drinks, whilst there are six different places you can go to get some food. They include Oceans Bar & Grill and Tuscany Ristorante