It has a deep-water harbor that was once a haven for pirates and is now one of the busiest ports of call for cruise ships in the Caribbean, with about 1.5 million-plus cruise ship passengers landing there annually. In 1691, the town was renamed to Charlotte Amalie after the Danish queen Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650–1714).
It was founded in 1666 as Taphus (meaning 'beer house' or 'beer hall' in Danish). Thomas, is the capital and the largest city of the United States Virgin Islands. Charlotte Amalie ( / ˈ ʃ ɑːr l ə t ə ˈ m ɑː l i( ə)/ SHAR-lət ə- MAH-lee(-ə)), located on St.
