Taste of Twin City Food Tour | Cruise Ship Passengers Only

This tour was wonderful! It was a combination of history and local food sampling. The food was delicious (5 different stops, I think). Our guide, Mara, was delightful. She was very knowledgeable and had a wonderful personality. She's grew up in Christiansted and shared personal stories that really highlighted the culture of St. Croix. We were arriving by cruise ship and they pre-arranged transportation to and from the ship, so that we didn't have to find our own cab or worry about getting back to the ship late. (One caveat - it was hot and there was a lot of walking, some of it hilly. We are both 70 and relatively fit, but we were pretty tired at the end.)

This tour made me want to come back to St. Croix just for the food! We visited St Croix on a Virgin Voyages cruise. My husband isn't big on snorkeling, so I booked this tour and it was the best! The food was so much better than on the cruise ship! Anquanette was a great guide and took us to so many places around Christiansted. She showed us the best places to eat, shop, and the history of the area. You will leave the tour FULL! I've been on many food tours and that doesn't happen often. HIGHLY recommend if you are a foodie that doesn't like water activities. Tour also comes with a free souvenir cup!

Antoinette was fabulous! So well versed, you could tell she loved her job and was a fan of her local history. Very welcoming. The "max of 8" was 9 on our tour...but still felt personalized. Loved the stops and the history. Singns fast food was the best. If you come by cruise ship, do not pay the extra to the tour group for the cruise ship transfer. Not worth it. Grab your own taxi to the city and back. Not impressed with the transfer service, but did love the the tour.

Ms. Gaspar is an articulate and engaging host and tour guide. She is very knowledgeable about the history of St. Croix which is an added bonus to the tasty food samplings. The tour is especially convenient to Cruise ship travelers because they get to sample local cuisine, tour landmarks and receive a history lesson, with time left over for shopping. Its a great value.

We visited as part of a recent cruise. To get there it's a quick 30 minute taxi ride from the cruise port in Fredrickstad to Christianstad. The taxis are right in the port and on our visit was only $16 round trip per person.When we visit new countries and new cities, we love to explore the local cuisine. Have a local take us into places we never would have found makes it even more fun.We met up at Singh's Fast Food and it was excellent. We had some Doubles, but a smaller version of the Doubles. Soft dough filled with potatoes and other vegetables cooked almost in a stew. So incredibly good. If we had more time we would have sampled even more goodness as the entire place smelled amazing. Nice to meet local family run businesses. Next was a short walk with some history of the island and then Gary’s Bakery and Deli This is a very popular spot as we saw loads of people coming in and out of here prior to arriving. We sampled the Coconut Drops and the Bush Tea. The Coconut Drops were like extra large, soft cookies that were divine. Bush Tea just means that there is a mix of leaves in your tea. Tea leaves come from bushes, hence the name “Bush Tea.” In our case the tea was predominately lemongrass but had flavors from other leaves as well. Absolutely delicious. We grabbed some more coconut based goodies to go on our walk. Another short walk to digest and learn more history about the island and the city of Christenstad, then it was on to Zeny’s Restaurant. On our visit it was fresh chicken, rice and beans along with a fresh plantain. The chicken was cooked perfectly with a nice balance of spices, but no spicy heat. The rice and beans were a little on the bland side, but still good and I loved the plantain.Then we headed down to the docks to sample a local rum punch type of drink and take in the view of the water. Simply a gorgeous place to sit and relax in the shade as the chicken meandered under your feet. Yes wild chickens are everywhere and they're quite entertaining. The tour wrapped up at Ital in Paradise and we never would have found this place if it were not for the tour. Ital is a vegan restaurant that is simply delicious no matter if you’re a vegan or not. The tables are hand-made mahogany that were crafted from trees that were knocked over during Hurricane Maria. We learned that a lot of locals crafted furniture from those trees which were originally scheduled to be burned.We were served some lentil fritters with a mint and basil sauce that were simply divine. I don’t know what he put in the sauce, but it was amazing and the fritters were awesome all on their own. We capped off the tour with some locally made ice cream. Plenty of food, some great history and culture and this was a fantastic tour.Getting back to our ship was a super easy ride back via taxi. Highly recommend this food tour of St Croix!

I can’t recommend this tour highly enough! Our tour guide, Anquinette “Q” was fantastic. She shared history and interesting facts about her lovely island, showed us a wonderful sampling of the island sights, and of course, the fantastic food! She was eloquent, concise, and absolutely knew her island history. We came from a Celebrity cruise, and we SO wish some of this food was on our ship!! What a great way to spend three hours in St. Croix. The highlight of our cruise for sure. Thank you, “Q”!!!

I had the pleasure of experiencing the Taste of Twin City food tour on the first full day of my cruise. Throughout the rest ofmy 6 days on the ship, I found myself telling people every day about this tour. My guide, “Q”, was so friendly, incredibly knowledgeable about Crucian history, and gave us a true foodie experience. Trust me— if you don’t do this tour you’re not making the most of your time in St. Croix! Pro tip for cruisers: If you dock in Frederiksted, simply take a taxi (van) over to C’sted. You can get a cheap (~$16) round trip ticket that will easily get you to the start of the tour and back to the dock. After the tour there’s plenty of time to shop/explore on your own before it’s time to catch a taxi and head back to the ship!