Charlotte Amalie in the spotlight: beloved of cruise ships, neglected by US - The Guardian

Charlotte Amalie in the spotlight: beloved of cruise ships, neglected by US - The Guardian

Charlotte Amalie in the spotlight: beloved of cruise ships, neglected by US The Guardian The Caribbean's busiest cruise-ship destination, the city of Charlotte Amalie is celebrating a sea-change centenary. One hundred years ago on Friday, the US paid $25m in gold coins to Denmark, buying what became the US Virgin Islands archipelago.