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Ferry from STT to Moorings
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08/27/2019 12:36 AM
08/27/2019 12:36 AM
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Five Faces
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Searching all the Ferry threads has simply confused me even further.
Current travel itinerary...
Flight arrival into STT on Tues 11/26 at 2:30 PM Flight departure out of STT on Tues 12/3 at 5:40 PM
My original thought was to buy round trip tickets on the Road Town Fast Ferry...
Tues 11/26 - Depart STT at 4:15 PM and Arrive at Road Town at 5:05 PM Tues 12/3 - Depart Road Town at 2:30 PM and Arrive at STT at 3:20 PM
Is this my best option? We are staying on the boat Tues evening at the Moorings base so I was hoping to get all the briefings/provisioning done on Tuesday so we can leave the dock first thing Wed morning. With my arrival into STT being 2:30 PM is there another way to get to the Moorings base sooner than the Road Town Fast Ferry arrival of 5:05 PM?
Thanks for all your help!!!
Last edited by Five Faces; 08/27/2019 12:37 AM.
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Re: Ferry from STT to Moorings
[Re: Five Faces]
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08/27/2019 05:29 AM
08/27/2019 05:29 AM
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Posts: 1,392 Washington DC
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Try this course for Moorings briefing.... https://www.moorings.com/bviappIts not a bad course. If you have been in the last year to a briefing or are a regular there they let you skip the briefing. I will ask regardless if there is anything new that I need to know. The one thing I always like to have every time is the boat review. I think this is what will hold you up at 600 pm on any night and it is "controlled chaos" in the AM at Moorings base as everyone is trying to depart.. I believe Riteway/C&C closes at 700? so you may want to have your boat pre provisioned. IMHO I would get an earlier ferry back to STT as with what you have you will have less than 2 hours at STT airport departing. You have to have the boat back by 1000 anyways and it can be kind of crowded in Road Harbor around 10:00 with boats returning so we try to get back to base by 0800. Have a great time
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Re: Ferry from STT to Moorings
[Re: Five Faces]
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08/27/2019 12:14 PM
08/27/2019 12:14 PM
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I'm going to go a bit against the prevailing advice, such as don't book a round trip, and suggest that you look into the Moorings transfer package. We used it last year and I assume it is still in place. For $90 a person we got transfers from STT to the ferry landing, the round trip ferry ticket (not counting baggage and other fees that I assume are standard), transfers from Road Town ferry dock to the Moorings, and the reverse on our return.
Someone was waiting for us at STT with a Mooring sign, and other than a groan when he saw our luggage, got us all assembled and to the dock. We had a bit of a wait in Road Town until the driver collected all the inbound passengers, but that happens when you fly to EIS.
On our return our son was planning to meet his girlfriend at STT and the two of them catch a cab to the St. John ferry in Red Hook. Her flight was delayed so he headed to Red Hook on his own. They honored his ferry to STT voucher for the much longer ferry to Red Hook ride.
All in all in was a painless process that we'll probably use again in our 07/2020 trip.
One word of warning to all ferry riders. Seas can be a bit rough to be sure to take you sea sickness meds before boarding.
Louis from Houston
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Re: Ferry from STT to Moorings
[Re: Five Faces]
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08/27/2019 04:44 PM
08/27/2019 04:44 PM
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Best bet is to get to the ferry terminal and get on the first available ferry to road town. In our experience getting off the dock first thing is not probable. 10am or so is about first thing. you'll have no problem getting to the Moorings on Tuesday, but before the office closes is another thing. Being in a hurry down there is a good way to be disappointed. Good luck, enjoy.
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