Caribbean Photo of the Week: St Thomas, From the Sea

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - January 19th, 2019

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The latest Caribbean Photo comes from Caribbean Journal reader Stephen Roth of Kansas City, Missouri, who sent in this lovely shot of Charlotte Amalie in St Thomas, taken from his balcony aboard the Norwegian Bliss cruise ship while leaving port.

“I could not pass up a chance to capture the island’s beauty,” he tells us.

Have you taken a great photo in the Caribbean?

Send it to news@caribjournal.com with CPOTW in the subject line, including your first and last name and the location of the photo.

It could be the next Caribbean Photo of the Week!

— CJ

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