 When the National Hurricane Center issued its first advisory on Tropical Depression Three , the governments of Antigua and Barbuda , Anguilla , Saint Kitts and Nevis , and the British Virgin Islands issued a Tropical Storm Warning for their respective territories . When the depression strengthened to Tropical Storm Chris , Tropical Storm Warnings were also issued for Saba , Sint Eustatius , Saint @-@ Barthélemy , and Saint Martin . Three Royal Caribbean cruise ships re @-@ routed their paths to avoid the storm . Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) representatives coordinated with local emergency management officials in the United States Virgin Islands to determine if preparation necessities would be adequate , such as hospital usage , shelters , and sand bags . 
