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  1. The arched veranda of The Cerulean villa on St. Croix, with cream columns and balustrades framing a turquoise bay and a green headland St. Croix · Vol. 2 · No. 10 · October 2026 Three Generations at The Cerulean A five-bedroom villa on the East End of St. Croix, a short flight from the mainland with no passport needed. How it works when grandparents, parents and children share it for a week: the cottage, the stairs, the reef and the kitchen table. By Rafael Costa · 11 min read · p. 29
  2. Two-storey buildings with shuttered upper floors and arcaded ground floors, painted blue, pink, green and yellow, along a street in Christiansted on St. CroixChristiansted ~ St. Croix (23332375936) · Prayitno · CC BY 2.0 · cropped St. Croix · Vol. 2 · No. 10 · October 2026 The Towns, Markets and Festivals of St. Croix About 41,000 people live on St. Croix, and most of them live outside its two small towns. A guide to the island they know: Christiansted and Frederiksted, the history in their walls, the music, the Crucian table and the festivals, from a villa on the East End. By Vivienne Hartwell · 10 min read · p. 39
  3. Aerial view of a white single-storey beach house with pale blue roofs, a lawn and palm trees on the north shore of St. Croix, with surf breaking beyond St. Croix · Vol. 2 · No. 10 · October 2026 The Team Behind SP Vacations SP Vacations looks after private villas and condos across St. Croix from an office on King Street in Christiansted. What its small team does before, during and after a stay, told through the guests who wrote about it. By Julian Moss · 10 min read · p. 50
  4. A private pool on a red wooden deck with a white railing at sunset, looking across the sea to Buck Island off St. Croix St. Croix · Vol. 2 · No. 10 · October 2026 Choosing a Villa for a Family or a Group The houses SP Vacations looks after on St. Croix run from a five-suite beach house to a one-bedroom bungalow off the grid. How to match one to your party: bathrooms, separate buildings, stairs, shade, the beach and the road up. By Mariko Sato · 11 min read · p. 59
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