If You Go : HOW TO GET THERE

If you've lent your private jet to less fortunate friends for the weekend and can't get it back, the most direct passage from New York is on a nonstop flight to Princess Juliana Airport on Dutch St. Maarten. From there you could take the fast ferry over to St. Barts, (590-590) 27.60.33, on the theory that islands should always be approached by water. Most travelers, however, choose to take a puddle jumper on