St. Croix was discovered by Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1493. While the island has had a variety of different owners, Denmark, which ruled from 1733 until they sold it to the United States in 1917, left the most enduring legacy of its pre-American rulers. After they took it over, the Danes proceeded to turn St. Croix into an agricultural powerhouse. They divided the island into plantations or estates, the names of which are used in postal addresses to this day. These estates, mostly sugar plantations, were run largely by people from the British Isles, who sold their products to Danish merchants in Christiansted and Frederiksted.

As agriculture went into decline after the end of slavery in 1848, the remains of this affluent era can still be seen all over the island. Ruins of over a 100 sugar mills are to be seen in every corner of the island. Many of the great estate houses are still in use today as homes, guest houses or museums. The main town of Christiansted was the capital of the Danish Virgin islands and still retains much of its 18th colonial structure and character. Indeed, it is hard not to feel a sense of history throughout most of the island.

Our About Carambola page has history information within the Carambola region.

There are a range of air travel options for getting to the Carambola Golf & Country Club in St. Croix. Although there are some direct flights to the St. Croix airport [airport code: STX], most flights go through either San Juan, Puerto Rico [SJU] or Miami [MIA].

Since St. Croix is part of the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico is a US commonwealth, you don't need a passport for travel from the mainland United States. Even though a passport is recommended (simply because it's a universal form of ID), a driver's license will suffice.

Use the table below to get travel information from a range of major US cities.

The Cruzan Rum Distillery, in operation for over 300 years in the same location, is home to one of the world's finest rums. The distillery (formerly known as Estate Diamond) offers guided tours of the facilities that explain the distillery process, the importance of rum in the island's history, and the story of the estate grounds.

Frederiksted
On the west end of the island, Fort Frederik still stands over the Victorian homes and nineteenth-century churches of the town of Frederiksted. Frederiksted is also home to the very popular Cruzan Rum. As you can imagine, bottles and cases are available for sale. Also, St. Croix's only lighthouse, built in the late 1800s, overlooks the port from the cliffs of Ham's Bluff. [Adapted from source: www.usvitourism.vi]

There are many hotels and resorts on the island of St. Croix. For a full review, go to our Accommodations Main Page.

The Carambola Beach Resort is in the Carambola region, adjacent to the golf course. The resort includes superb villas, beachfront access, swimming pools, three restaurants, tennis courts, beach volleyball, and a 5 minute shuttle service to and from Carambola Golf & Country Club. Pictures from the resort are shown below. Like the Golf Club, the Carambola Beach Resort sits on the edge of a rainforest.