Let me put in good word for Dream Yacht Charters, also based at Hodges Creek, and a different experience.

After 25 years of Moorings charters, we booked through DYC for a Lagoon 52 from June 14-22. Our age-diverse crew of 11 needed six separate cabins, and with the quote for the Moorings 58 coming in at 175% of the DYC Lagoon 52 rate, the choice was easy.

I assumed my BVIP registration would take care of the taxi situation, but no representative met us at the ferry terminal. However, when I explained to the dispatcher where we were going, she had a Sebastian Transportation taxi there in 5 minutes, at a highly reasonable fare of only $9 per person. And, the driver knew who we were and which boat was ours.

When we got to HCM at around 7:00 pm, the DYC office was closed, but the generator was powered up, the A/C was cold, and all our Riteway provisions were on board. Frozen foods were in the freezer, refrigerated items were in the reefers, and a welcome bottle of rum and a Coke six-pack were on the table. The ice-maker was full. The crew found and outfitted themselves from the fin bins, stowed the remaining food, unpacked and spent the rest of the night unwinding from a long travel day. (Shore-based showers were clean, and there were no restrictions on use of on-board heads)

We would have been off the dock by 9:30 am the next day but for two things.

(1) Because we were starting mid-week (a definite advantage for many reasons http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/s...e=1#Post1736584 ), there was only one briefer available and we were behind a crew that had arrived earlier than we had the night before. First come, first served. Added time = 1 hour.

(2) The previous charterer had failed to top the diesel and water tanks, and it had not been caught by the staff. Added time = 30 minutes.

So, on our way by 11:00 am to Savannah Bay. Great start to a fabulous trip. We will definitely use DYC again. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />