I will be honeymooning on St. John at the end of May. My finace and I are thinking about taking a trip to the baths etc. in the BVI. Will she need a passport to go to the BVI or not? From my understanding I think she would be alright with gov't issue photo ID and Birth Certificate. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also she gets seasick very easily. From those that have been is the day cruise from St. John to BVI one that typically makes people seasick? Rough or calm seas? Can you see land during the entire cruise? Thanks for any input you guys can provide.

As of now all your fiance will need is an "original raised seal" birth certificate and a government issued photo ID in order to get into the BVI's.

As for the trip to the Baths, you are never out of sight of land and the seas (the area is known as Drake's Passage) between St. John and Virgin Gorda are usually pretty calm, especially in May. Of course this is a generalized statement and because you are dealing with Mother Nature there is really no way to predict now what the swells might be like at the end of May. If your fiance is prone to seasickness to be on the safe side she might want to use one of the over-the-counter remedies (sorry I can't recommend any brand names as no one I know has that particular problem) that are available at her local pharmacy or ask her doctor for a prescription. There are also wrist bands she can wear that help ease seasickness (here again I can't offer a brand name but they are readily available at your local pharmacy).

Suggest you get a passport. The customs people are used to seeing them and will zip you through. Also, if you only have one raised seal birth certificate, do you want to run the risk of losing it, or getting soaked?

Get the passport . . after Dec. 2005 everyone will need to have one when going anywhere in the Caribbean.

hi hm. have booked new horizons II for june 19. st.thomas to baths, etc. they say a passport is required. at this point you would probably need to use one of the expedited services to ensure it arrives before the trip.
adding to beth. after 12/05 passport required for mexico and canada too.
you might ask the boat companies if sailing or power trip is better for seasickness??
make sure passport is issued in her married name if its changing, a/or take the marriage certificate.

We will be staying on St John the first of June. I booked a boat tour of BVI two days ago. I was told by the boat tour company that passports are not needed. A birth certificate with raised seal and government issued photo ID are sufficient.

As far as seasickness is concerned, I have plenty of experience! I was sick for hours last summer on a deep sea fishing trip in Costa Rica-after taking a dramamine that morning.

However, I did fine with dramamine two years ago when I was on a sailboat for a week. The difference was that on the sailboat, I took one at night and another in the morning. (I didn't take one the night before our fishing trip in Costa Rica-just one that morning.) I think if I had started the night before, I might have been fine.

This year, however, I plan to get a perscription for scopace.

http://www.motionsickness.net/

I read about this drug on a Fodors message board and it sounds great.

Believe me, there is not much worse than sea sickness. Take measures to prevent it!