Caribbean Yacht Travel in 2022

Are you looking to sail the Caribbean in 2022? Things are still changing, but not at the rate they did in previous COVID years. Here are some of the highlights and updates for the Lesser Antilles. This article is under development and will continue to be updated as new information is obtained.

The following islands have an entry on this page:
– British Virgin Islands
– U.S. Virgin Islands
– St. Vincent and the Grenadines
– Granada

B R I T I S H V I R G I N I S L A N D S

Tortola
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Virgin Gorda
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Jost van Dyke
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Anegada
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D O M I N I C A

Dominica is a steep volcanic island with few shallow anchorages. The main Customs & Immigration office is in

St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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St. Lucia
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St. Maartin
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U. S. V I R G I N I S L A N D S 138390

The Update site has everything travelers need to know about the USVI. The actual clearance can be obtained from the Travel Portal within five days of actual travel.

From the Travel Screening website: “Tests must be taken and negative results must be received within five days of commencement of travel to the Territory.”

This is great news. Five days is more than three and it allows travelers extra time in case the test results come in late or there are flight delays.

Regardless of arrival mode (air, ferry, private yacht), vaccination status (vaccinated or not), or citizenship (U.S. citizen, resident, non-citizen), all travelers need two things within five days of commencing travel to the USVI:
— proof of a negative COVID test (antigen or PCR) and
— travel clearance (use the USVI travel portal)

After that, things change. For more information, go to the Leisure Travel Portal if you fly in or go to the Marine Travel Portal if you come by yacht.

St. Thomas
The Immigration office is located in Charlotte Amalie, the capital and largest town. There’s a great anchorage in the harbour.

St. John
The National Park island has two towns with great anchorages on opposite ends of the island. Coral Bay, on the southeast side, is the bigger town but it’s the smaller Cruz Bay, on the southwest end where the Customs & Immigration office can be found.

St. Croix
Christiansted and Fredericksted are the main locations

G R E N A D A

Grenada
The main island and the only international airport …

Carriacou
The Customs and Immigration office is nestled inside the Carriacou Marina at the south end of Tyrell Bay. There are no C&I offices in Hillsborough or anywhere else on Carriacou.

Petite Martinique
There is no Customs and Immigration office on PM and therefore, no check-in or check-out possibility here. The closest C&I is on Carriacou, 20 miles south.