So on the water thingy... if you charter a boat with a water-maker and ice-maker from CYOA then you don't have to worry about getting either!

They are equipping their fleet to make it more viable to cruise the SVI. Aboard Big Papa Lulu (Helia 44 cat) last August we used about 110 gal Diesel in 10 days running the generator and AC about 14 hours a day, and making water 3 hours a day. Paid less than $2 a gallon for Diesel at Del Rey. Schweeeeeet. For 10 straight days we NEVER bought ice and never bought water. never even worried about it.

It's really nice not having plan stopping every two days for ice, and fussing over water. Think about how much time you waste chasing ice, buying ice, carrying 40 pounds of ice in your laps in the dingy, racing back to the boat to get it in the cooler to stop it from melting. What a pain!