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Re: Ferry question - round trip or one way ticket?
[Re: Rhumbline]
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06/21/2017 08:42 AM
06/21/2017 08:42 AM
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<img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Thumbsup.gif" alt="" /> We used Island Magic and Smith Ferry a week ago. We pre bought our tickets and transfers and saved a good chunk of money. We were supposed to be on the 3:15 ferry to Roadtown, but were assured if our flight was delayed they would put us on the 4:15 or a competitors ferry. The flight was delayed and we caught the 4:15. No problem. Had tickets for the 2:30 ferry back to St. Thomas, and got back to TMM early. We went to the ferry and hopped on the 11:30. No problem. Maybe we were lucky. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/circle.gif" alt="" />
I'd like to be a jelly fish, cause jelly fish don't pay rent.
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Re: Ferry question - round trip or one way ticket?
[Re: CHS_JDE]
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08/29/2017 09:26 AM
08/29/2017 09:26 AM
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CHS_JDE said: What's your suggestion? While it is popular to bash the ferries, and there are occasionally good reasons to do so, in over a dozen round trips between STT and Tortola we have never missed a ferry trip we wanted to take. They don't always / almost never run on time, but there has always been a ferry from either Charlotte Amalie or Red Hook going to either West End or Road Town. Hence the reason for a flexible approach. I think StormJib usually swims it <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />, but for the rest of us, as most of the other posters have said, buy a one-way ticket on the first ferry that will get you where you want to go. It is still the least expensive way, for most folks, to get from STT to Tortola and back. We make voice or text taxi arrangements on STT with Kevin Campbell, (340)643-0025, a week or so in advance of arrival. He and his co-drivers seem to know, on an hourly basis, which ferry is leaving next, and from where it is departing.
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Re: Ferry question - round trip or one way ticket?
[Re: CGB]
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08/29/2017 06:20 PM
08/29/2017 06:20 PM
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You only have to watch a boat costing a host or crew $1,000's per day sitting at the dock waiting for a couple of crew who tried to save s few bucks by using the ferry stuck on St. Thomas or waiting for delayed luggage. Sure the ferry works for many. If you have a day and dollars to burn with extra travel days on the day before and day after a charter great. If you are certain you are on the first direct flight of the day to STT even better. Late flights, delayed flights, missed connections to STT? Lost luggage? Early departure on the way home? Weekends anytime... all two much risk, worry, and hassle for us and those with us who do not want the disruption anyone in crew can bring to the entire guests list when a few decide to do the STT, taxi, ferry, taxi dance.
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