We're a party of 8 arriving in STT at 1 pm on April 20, which is a Thursday. I was comfortable with taking the public ferry to Roadtown when Native Son had its 2:30 ferry. But they've moved it back to 2 pm which seems a little tight if the plane is late. The other Thursday ferries don't leave until 4 or 5.

So, three questions:

[1. What are our chances of making the 2 pm ferry?
2, Do we still have to buy tickets in advance? I'm concerned because if we buy them in advance and miss the ferry, then we lose the money.
3. What can I do to convince my husband to use the private water taxi option? This is our 15th BVI trip and he wants to stick to the public ferry because it's less expensive and "that's what we've always done"