We'd love to charter in the Bahamas/Abacos. Have heard good things and have never been there.

However, every time we look into it seriously it turns out that the boats are much more expensive than what we're used to paying in the USVI and other places we've been.

We recently considered the Bahamas for this summer, but essentially got priced out. Boat availability played a role in this as well. Starting earlier may help some, but it's not gonna close the gap, based on the prices I've seen.

I'm getting a bit discouraged!