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STT to Ferry Connections
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08/15/2018 12:30 PM
08/15/2018 12:30 PM
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Posts: 124 Fort Walton Beach, FL
SeeDiver
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We're looking at several routings from ORD-STT, and need to connect to a Tortola-bound ferry. The best price (using AA) arrives STT via CLT at 3:15. My best interpretation of the ferry schedules ( www.roadtownfastferry.com) shows the last departure CA to RT at 4:15 Is there a later ferry, or is there good confidence of making the connection? There is a routing through MIA which arrives earlier, but it's a few $100's more.
Roger Cenosillicaphobia - Fear of an empty glass
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Re: STT to Ferry Connections
[Re: SeeDiver]
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08/28/2018 09:38 AM
08/28/2018 09:38 AM
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Joined: Aug 2018
Posts: 2 St. Thomas, USVI
Head Hippocampus
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While this is an old thread, I thought this would be some valuable information. Since the hurricanes in 2017 some of the ferry schedule has been discontinued and not resumed yet. The Virgin Islands have also had a dip in tourism, which also means that the ferry schedule needed to be reduced. I run SeaHorse Land & Water Taxi out of St. Thomas, www.seahorsevi.com. We provide private transportation services for people that need to get to their destination within USVI or BVI. We have drivers on St. Thomas, St. John, and Tortola. Our boats can cross international boarders. The biggest problem also is time the customs office closes. According to the website the hours are open later, some until 9:00 PM http://www.bvitourism.com/arriving-by-sea, but I am not certain the website is up to date. I am double checking to see if this accurate, I think they may be closing at 5:00 in West End and Road Town. They reduced their hours because of Hurricane Irma and Maria damage and reduced tourism demand. I met with the owner of Road Town Fast Ferry a few weeks ago and it is not running the full schedule they used to either. This will likely rebound, hopefully during this tourism season.
Last edited by Head Hippocampus; 08/28/2018 09:41 AM.
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Re: STT to Ferry Connections
[Re: tradewinds]
#169004
09/04/2018 08:20 AM
09/04/2018 08:20 AM
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Posts: 805 Kannapolis, NC
ndfaninnc
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The ferry companies were screwed up well before Irma and Maria. 100% agree
Go Irish!!
Bill
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Re: STT to Ferry Connections
[Re: tradewinds]
#169089
09/05/2018 11:38 AM
09/05/2018 11:38 AM
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Posts: 308 Tampa, FL
denverd0n
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The ferry companies were screwed up well before Irma and Maria. Sadly, all too true. They do seem to find Irma and Maria to be very convenient excuses, though.
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Re: STT to Ferry Connections
[Re: denverd0n]
#169133
09/05/2018 06:50 PM
09/05/2018 06:50 PM
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The ferry companies were screwed up well before Irma and Maria. Sadly, all too true. They do seem to find Irma and Maria to be very convenient excuses, though. I do feel that those of us who live in the Virgin Islands rarely consider the personal,financial and emotional effects of those storms as convenient excuses.
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