GOING FROM ST.THOMAS TO ST.JOHN ON OUR OWN...Worth It? | Harmony of the Seas Vlog

What's up AK Family! In this vlog, we decide to go to St.John from St.Thomas. The excursion through Royal Caribbean is very popular and sells out FAST so we decided to do it on our own! But...is it worth it? Be sure to watch the whole video to see our experience and hear our thoughts. Have you been to St.John before? Comment down below and let us know. We cannot WAIT to go back!!! It was slightly overcast while we were at the beach but it was still incredible. Thanks for watching and dont forget to subscribe if you're new! Join the AK Family and help us reach our goal of 50,000 subscribers!
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00:00 Intro
1:00 Crown Bay Cruise Port
2:31 Taxi to Ferry Terminal
3:17 Ferry Terminal to St.John
5:30 Trunk Bay
9:53 Back to St. Thomas
10:50 Time to Eat and Back to Ship
13:26 Thoughts on our DIY Excursion
17:44 Thanks for Watching!

[@sashnels9666]

And I hope 🤞🏾 I have fun there with my family and my mom

[@sashnels9666]

I hope 🤞🏾 you have fun 🤩

[@TheFabJerLife]

That DJ knows superstars when he sees them! 😁 We have thought about doing this same excursion. Thanks for showing us the ropes.

[@AKAdventures]

That DJ was funny lol you guys would love St.John. Can’t wait to spend another week with you guys on the Mardi Gras!

[@TheFabJerLife]

@@AKAdventures Yes! It’s gonna be so fun to cruise with you all again!

[@aidanscar]

snorkeling at trunk bay is one of the best you will get in st. john and around the carribean‼️

[@sashnels9666]

I’m going there soon

[@morganthebabygenuis]

Thank you so much for posting this guys. This is exactly the type of information I was looking for to decide what's best for us in getting to St. John. And also great to know and SEE the food and little store options there. You guys rock!

[@snackdaddy5770]

Hey guys, sorry we are late to the party. It has been quite a busy week. Your energy and excitement is infectious. Thank you for sharing getting to/from St. John. The next time we are in the USVI, we will try to follow your footsteps closely. Stay safe.

[@aRICHandJAZZYLife]

It’s grand welcoming to St. Thomas for me!! ✊🏾👏🏾👏🏾 love to see it! St. John has some of the most beautiful water, very peaceful and beautiful

[@ajpracticespiano]

Thank you! The info you guys gave is super helpful!

[@NickzAdventures]

Love it, headed there in 2 weeks. So excited.😊😊

[@justagirl4279]

My favorite couple Love your videos. I especially love how positive you both are! Hope you had a great time. I went to St Thomas a long time ago. It was beautiful!

[@susiehenderson8247]

Missed you'll. I've been to St. Thomas never to St. Johns.Thanks for sharing your experience to St. Johns. Next time I will check it out. Glad you'll enjoyed yourselves.

[@vvee6248]

Thank you so much for these awesome videos!👍🏾🤗

[@charlenemorton8779]

Good to see y'all! :D Thanks for the vlog.

[@saunyawilliams403]

Heyyy you're back! Loving your videos 💕

[@shopper5969]

Hello Ak Adventures glad to see y’all watching now! Love!❤️❤️

[@nicoleparks5479]

Missed you guys hope all is well, happy to watch more cruise content. I have a upcoming cruise this September on Oasis, this will be my first Royal Caribbean cruise. So excited!!

[@maryglenn3723]

THis was AMAZING information that you shared! We're going on Harmony in two months on this same itinerary. We were thinking about doing the ship shore excursions, which we always do when we cruise, but doing an excursion on your own sounds great. So thank you! AND, we'll be able to add another island to our vacation! St. John!

[@Xone7]

I love the views! Gorgeous!!

[@nancysmall9793]

Always love your videos. Thank you.

[@AKAdventures]

Thanks so much Nancy! 🥰

[@AHGChicagoIL]

Great video, loved the content. Thank-you!

[@rockae85]

I just subscribed to your channel and I absolutely love your vlogs! I've never been on a cruise! I have a huge fear of big bodies of water. But you guys make it look so fun.

[@MsJonesy]

Thanks for the tip on getting to St John!

[@lindacooler6886]

What!!!!! NO MORE FRIED CHICKEN...no can do. My two grandmother's lived to over 100 eating meat. However. we do eat a lot of greens and beans.🤣🤣🤣

[@CamillaJohannesen]

I just found your guys' channel, and I love it! Your energy is so contagious 🤩 I wish we had run into each other! We were just there, and I have also been making KZbin videos about St. Thomas for years now, we love it there! But St. John is, in my opinion, the most beautiful, I want to stay there for a few days next time, and not only visit for day trips. Aaand right, Trunks Bay has the softest sand I've ever walked on! Excited to see more from you guys :)

[@MyCruisingFamily]

Beautiful! We're hoping to visit Trunk Bay some day! Thanks for sharing!

[@RaysLife]

Great video everything was nice hope you both enjoy it.

[@Tracy_F]

Always looking for the veggie dishes. Really glad you guys review them. 👍

[@ladymartinique8951]

I love you guys so much can't stop watching your videos

[@sarahburton5]

This was so helpful, thank you!

[@Kglopez11]

Great video, thanks!

[@BradT-218]

Just so you know, my wife and I had an excursion planned with our cruise for today but decided to ditch after watching your video last night on our way to St. Thomas. We got off the boat around about 9AM this morning to make our way to the ferry! We’ve had a great time so far at our other ports, but Trunk Bay was the highlight of our trip so far. Thanks for the hard work y’all put into this video!

[@dearmepa1]

Great vlog! DIY tips are appreciated!

[@adventuresinmarriagewithja3832]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@johnniesal7018]

I enjoyed your vlog, the details provided another option for going to the beach to experience the snorkeling, which by the way sounds very interesting. I wish that we could have come along for the snorkeling…maybe next time. Thanks!!! 👍🏾

[@AKAdventures]

When we went into our beach bag to pull out the waterproof case we were so sad it wasn’t there! 😫 We will definitely be back so we will try to show it then…it really was great snorkeling!!

[@julierenee523]

The view from above made me cry! Love Trunk Bay. Great vlog!

[@AKAdventures]

It was breathtaking!! 😭

[@MsJonesy]

Great vlog! It was very informative.

[@DNiceAdventures]

THAT BEACH THOUGH!!!! Very nice!

[@AKAdventures]

Right?! Thanks for watching man! See you soon! 🙌🏾

[@lashondra9150]

Heeyyyy yall!! Hope you both have a wonderful time

[@e.brooks6337]

HELLO FAMILY! Glad you had an awesome and safe trip to and from St. Thomas and St. John. What a beautiful beach. Looking forward to the next video. MAMA BROOKS! :)

[@AKAdventures]

Hey Mama Brooks!! It truly was a beautiful beach. Thanks for commenting…always nice to see something from you! 😊

[@WeTrippin]

Love you guys thank you for inspiring me and my channel ❤️

[@AKAdventures]

Aw thanks so much for watching and good luck with your channel! 😊

[@seacats3598]

We’re on the Harmony OTS in October stopping in St. Thomas. We’re doing a St. John excursion with RCL. It’s so cool to see what we’ll be seeing! ~ Inge 😺

[@AKAdventures]

Yay! We hope you enjoy St.John as much as we did!

[@thelifeofmemeandneenie2673]

I had the pleasure of going to Trunk Bay and it was absolutely beautiful.

[@rickybobby7986]

Great video guys!!!! We've been to St Thomas three times, twice on Celebrity Cruise lines and last summer we rented a house and took the whole family. We did visit St Johns and Trunk Bay and in fact hung out right where you guys are now. Our grandson and my niece's husband spent most of the day snorkeling by the rocks. Now, what makes this video extra special for us is that in exactly 2 weeks, on the 22nd of July, we're flying into St Thomas with my sister, niece and her husband for another week in paradise! This time we're taking the vehicle over to St Johns rather than use the crazy taxi's. SOOO Looking forward to our visit in a couple of weeks!!!

[@AKAdventures]

Oh that is so awesome!!!!! We would love to do that….we want to see every beach on St.John and that sounds like the best way to do it. Have a FANTASTIC trip! 🙏🏾

[@kelvinwatkins8974]

Oh we jamming right off the ship!

[@nanadoctrove5590]

love st johns... enjoy

[@Marmelder]

I’m team meat-free too 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. I enjoyed this, and all your videos and the fact that you keep it all family friendly.

[@sheilap.7246]

Trunk Bay is absolutely gorgeous. I would love to visit again someday.

[@crystalsmith2118]

I loved trunks bay so beautiful

[@titinerma460]

Last year I took my boyfriend to St. Thopi for his birthday. We ended up taking a taxi all the way to red Hook so we could take a ferry to St. John and we spent the day at one of the beaches there it was so beautiful that amazing. I highly recommend the Virgin Islands for anyone who is new to traveling

[@NamTshuasNplooj]

Love it! Thank you for making the video, we were in st Thomas in middle of June and wanted to do ferry to St. John, but we got there, we decided to stay on the island because we had more couples with us this time and didn’t want anyone to feel like their time was waste because of taxi, ferry, taxi, etc but for sure, next time in st Thomas, we’ll be doing this…and yes, we did also look at RC excursion and sadly they were all sold out….

[@AKAdventures]

Completely understand that. The journey on your own is a little more time consuming! That darn excursion goes so fast!!

[@kurtlewis2069]

Wow my home is so beautiful! I was born and raised in St.Thomas. So glad that you guys had a great time in St. John. Safe travels and keep up the amazing videos!

[@AKAdventures]

Yes your home is BEAUTIFUL! We really want to rent a car and spend a week in St.Thomas. Thanks for watching and commenting 😊

[@kurtlewis2069]

@@AKAdventures awesome!!!

[@D2OFFICIALYOUTUBE]

Which one is better st Thomas or St. John?

[@terranceparker8838]

St Thomas very beautiful thank you all for dropping this video

[@AKAdventures]

Hey Terrance thanks for watching!! You know we appreciate you fam! 🙌🏾

[@terranceparker8838]

@@AKAdventures you know I love yall keep up the good work family

[@gkrieger6824]

Great video - How long did you actually have at Trunk Bay?

[@RMR_IRL]

I really like the beaches in St. Thomas. But I would love the next time I’m in St Thomas I will definitely try to visit St John. Glad you both had a great time.. I’ll be seeing you both next week.. 💕💕

[@AKAdventures]

Hi Renee! We can’t wait to meet you next week! We’re so excited 😊 Are you all packed yet?

[@RMR_IRL]

Mostly there just have to add a few other necessary things. The packing cubes are done and in the suit case. Can’t wait to meet you both!! 💕💕

[@ladycsmith5885]

Nice video, my husband and I plan to visit St.Thomas in the near future.

[@vonbradley5920]

Great video. I never thought of going to St John from St Thomas. Thank you for the idea. I have taken the ferry from St Maarten to St Bart (rough ride do not eat before going & very expensive taxi once you get to St Bart) but the experience was everything.

[@AKAdventures]

Oooo St. Maarten is on our list! Thanks for watching Von!

[@darlenejackson3229]

Thank you, alway wanted to go to St, Thomas and St, John!

[@sylvialucas7755]

My favorite spot in the Caribbean is Trunk Bay! First time I snorkeled was there with my husband.

[@ddlinaviation9]

I was just on harmony! I was on the 6/26-7/3 sailing! Had a wonderful time!

[@ziporrahdukes9149]

✌🏽&❤ from your Myrtle Beach family

[@bandit4true]

Well think about it this way. You did it on your own and you supported the locals by doing so. With the ship excursions they usually keep a big percentage of the fee.

[@AKAdventures]

That makes it so worth it! We would much rather give more to the locals 👍🏾

[@jmb1101]

One of my favorite islands ever. You guys did a good job showing it off.

[@AKAdventures]

We cannot wait to go back!

[@jmb1101]

@@AKAdventures Eat at High Tide - the restaurant right near the ferry terminal. Our favorite!

[@Corri.dr.K]

New to your channel. Saw you on the Rich and Jazzy Life. When you were in the "Melanin at Sea Shirts" I would love to join the Melanin at Sea Group I'm a great-grandmother and me and my husband have been cruising since we married in 1985. Love it. St John was our honeymoon place at a camp site called Maho Bay for a week. And we snorkeled at Truck Bay many times. So happy that you got to experience that. I just subscribed. Love you both. I am a Vegan, 2 years now and I feel I feel terrific. Thanks for the shout out. Keep up the great job.

[@AKAdventures]

Wow that is beautiful! Welcome…we are glad to have you. Do you have a Facebook account? That is where the Melanin at Sea group is.

[@chrispomeroy8099]

Great video. I've stayed on STJ five times now and wanted you yo know the Crown Bay ferry is excellent. You could have saved the LONG cab ride to Red Hook and had more time on STJ. Though the Crown Bay ferry runs much less often you were already right there!

[@AKAdventures]

Hi, thanks for watching! We were aware of the Crown Bay Ferry….unfortunately the outgoing and return times did not match up with our time at port.

[@theresamoehlig5269]

Thanks for the video! Do you know if you can rent an umbrella along with the beach chairs?

[@KickingitwithKd]

Im starting today im gone try to stick with it 💪🏾💪🏾☝🏾☝🏾Vegan food here i come

[@EsquireT3]

Im def about self made excursions, but I am also leary about transportation. Always my fear lol. We will have to make that St. Johns trip.

[@ScottTaylorRealtor]

Love your videos! ❤ How long did you get to spend at Trunk Bay? When we did a RCI excursion we only got to spend about 2 hours

[@simonehanson9231]

Hi because of you guys I decided to go to st john I’m going to try the tour it’s very expensive

[@yolandaturner9334]

My husband and I are going on the exact same cruise on Sunday. I think we will take your suggestion and go to St. John. It looks beautiful!!!!

[@TeeJai601]

My family will be on that cruise too!

[@yolandaturner9334]

@@TeeJai601 Nice!!! I can't wait!!!

[@rcwell]

Good video. Short drive but feels long with all the twist and turns.

[@mamiearrington8740]

it is Beautiful there

[@tiffanyblount7560]

Great video

[@angelabrown3994]

St Thomas is a beautiful place

[@peteruhlir2047]

Hey just fyi the haze is caused by condensation in the camera because it is inside of the cruise ship and you are going into much warmer and humid air. The condensation is because the air inside the camera is colder than the outside air, causing the fog on the lens. If you give the camera a few minutes to equalize its temperature with the outside air you wont have the haze. Hope this helps.

[@AKAdventures]

Thanks so much for this Peter! We learned what was causing it after many times of being frustrated that we couldn’t wipe it away with a cloth 🤣 We are usually on top of this, for some reason weren’t thinking about it on this day. Our room was FREEZING and we went straight from the room to the port

[@dewaynewestmoreland3773]

I want to visit St Thomas and St John. Both look great. Trunk Bay looked beautiful. I never heard of it.

[@AKAdventures]

Dewayne you won’t regret the trip to St.John…the video really doesn’t even do it justice. Beautiful!!

[@shopper5969]

I remember husband, daughter and myself were in leaving Dominican Republic Resort on our way to the airport. Our taxi ran out of gas. Looks like y’all had a Awesome trip. enjoyed watching! Thanks for the tips!❤️❤️

[@AKAdventures]

Wow!!! That’s why it’s always good to leave room for mishaps…you just never know. What part of DR did you visit?

[@shopper5969]

Punta Cana

[@shopper5969]

My daughter so excited to meet y’all next week Melanin at sea group cruise 🚢 Its going to be so exciting! and Im so excited for y’all!🚢🏖❤️❤️

[@AKAdventures]

@@shopper5969 your daughter will be there?!? Oh what’s her name? You can message me on IG if you don’t want to share on here. Either way we can’t wait to meet her and we really hope to meet you one of these days too 🥰

[@amyrogers9478]

Trunk Bay is where my grandmother is buried🥰 gorgeous island can't wait to visit. Our port was canceled last time 😩

[@AKAdventures]

Amy 🥺 That is beautiful!! Was it her favorite place?

[@amyrogers9478]

@@AKAdventures she learned to swim on Trunk Bay ❤️ so it holds a very special place in our family's hearts. Thank you so much for being able to go there so I ccould livemy grandmother's mmemory through you❤️

[@leakyleekss]

aye i’m from st. croix 🇻🇮🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@CUTravel1st]

So have gone snorkeling at Sapphire Beach?? Trying to find the best heading there in April??

[@farrahmitchell7713]

love his hoochie daddy shorts

[@Eyesofbeauty87]

You guys are awesome! New sub here and will be in st.Thomas visiting family. Did you need passports to take the ferry to and fro?

[@AKAdventures]

Hi!! Thanks for being here! Sorry, we should’ve included that in the video…no passport needed!

[@MichelleAndre-xu6hk]

Can you rent umbrellas at Trunk Bay?

[@Amajeon]

Do they have a beach that you can go right onto on St Thomas that's free like Coco Bay in Bahamas? Or do you HAVE to get a taxi to get to the beach?

[@uppityupshaw]

Not Aaron with the alter call for veganism!🤣🤣 Trunk Bay looked amazing and the locals seemed very cool!

[@Wheelztotheworld]

beautiful

[@jowannad]

Hey you guys

[@cydneystephen2814]

Hey Aaron and Kyra. Omg. How did the dj know you were Vloggers? Amazing. Guess he saw you filming. After you got your ferry tickets 🎟; did you say it was 2 o’clock on the dot? What time do you have to be back on the ship? Gotta love free 99😂. St John is supposed to be the prettiest island among them St Croix and St Thomas. Glad you enjoyed the beach. A flat tire? Oh no. Glad it worked out. Ohhh. The the ship excursion was $40/person and sold out. Great info guys. Thanks so much and see you next video

[@AKAdventures]

We had to be back at about 7 or 8 I believe. It was worth the trip…the island is really like a postcard!! Thanks for watching Cydney, you know we appreciate you ❤️

[@princessmadero1]

For the taxi to red hook it says 2 or more $11. Does that mean for 4 people you’re gonna pay $44 one way? And do you know if they count a 3 year old?

[@carlagat1075]

What time dis you leave the port? How long did you stay at trunk bay? I was worried that nothing would happen otherwise way back thanks for the video.

[@AKAdventures]

We left for Trunk Bay at 2pm! We stayed at Trunk Bay for almost 2 hours.

[@stacynewton34]

Aaron you was talking to me. 😂😂😂😂 I had started my diet and was doing good, until the kids gave me some of they ice cream, then Mt husband made a homemade pie....let's just say I accept your challenge. 😃...

[@AKAdventures]

Homemade pie?!? No you enjoy that…I know it was good! 😂

[@diamondqueen8578]

Omg i wish I could have met y’all. Hope y’all come back and visit my beautiful island

[@AKAdventures]

Oh we will be back! We want to see the whole island…it was so beautiful ❤️

[@diamondqueen8578]

Next time come around the end of June because ST. John had their carnival 4th of the July weekend. ST. Thomas has their carnival the last week in April

[@ss_sailaway]

Vegetarian on the way to vegan here👍🏽 On St Maarten found vegan cafe called Irie Gardens. Highly recommend trying that place.

[@wefinnasee7067]

Ok Aaron w the PREMIUM hootchie daddy's on!! #weseeyou

[@AKAdventures]

Aaron doesn’t play about the hoochie daddy trunks!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@TeeDavis822]

Omg I was going to say the same thing 😂😂😂

[@bonnies3882]

How far in advance should you look into booking this excursion through Royal? me and my fiancé are going to st Thomas next April for a fun time and also I have family that lives on st John so we are meeting up with them. but trying to figure out how far in advance does this excursion show up as a possibility?

[@AKAdventures]

We cannot say since we didn’t book the excursion. I would call Royal to see what day excursions open up for your sailing and book it then.

[@elizabethmanicke2195]

My husband and I are going on carnival horizon in April 2024 for our 10 year anniversary. It’s our very first cruise. What are your thoughts on the ship.

[@AKAdventures]

We haven’t been on it…had it booked for August 2020 and it was canceled. I’ve heard great things about the Horizon! Im sure you all will have a great time 😊

[@ricericetravelerfd4220]

Nice

[@tonyadebase1740]

Amen ! Vegan it is

[@MrKITCHENTALK]

hoochie daddy shorts 😆😆😆