ENST259: Trip Costs

Costs

This is an estimate of costs that you will incur if you register for this class. These costs are associated with our class trip to St. John during Spring Break. We stay at Cinnamon Bay campground, and we travel by hired open-air taxis to a different snorkel spot every day.

Fixed

• $150 non-refundable course fee (paid prior to departure)
• $200 for transportation: day trips, arrival/departure (paid prior to departure, does not include ferry tickets or dinner trips to town)
• $350 (estimate) to be paid to Cinnamon Bay Campground upon arrival for tents for duration
• $600 (estimate) to be paid to American Airlines for airfare

Fixed Total: $1250 (pay your course fee and taxi fee here)

Variable/Recommended

• $50 - $150 for books, snorkeling equipment (you can share books and borrow equipment, but make sure your snorkeling equipment fits you well, or you'll get blisters on your feet from ill-fitting fins and water in your mask from ill-fitting masks)
• $50 - $100 for a skinsuit or wet suit jacket. Skinsuits are light, full-body suits that will help you avoid getting burned by the sun and getting stung by firecoral and other poisonous underwater hazards.
• $100 (estimate) for chartered sailboat all-day sail at end of our trip (this is always the highlight of the trip and not to be missed!) (pay your sailboat fee here)
• $100 - $400 spending money for meals, souveniurs, etc. This would include taxi rides to/from town that aren't included in the $200 transportation above. You can save a lot of money by packing enough food for all your meals and not eating out.

Variable Total: $300 - $750

Summary: You can expect to spend around $1500 - $1900 on this trip and for the class.