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Re: Tortola to St. John ferry?
[Re: JohnandLin]
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11/27/2019 08:44 AM
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I wanted to sort of "re-up" this question. We're going to have a mostly landbased trip on Tortola in March. We're wondering about the possibility of exploring St John either on a day trip or possibly for 2 days.
Is there an "easy" way to do this or is the answer to get a ferry from Sopers to Red Hook then Red Hook to Cruz Bay? Then same going back?
Dave
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Re: Tortola to St. John ferry?
[Re: ligot]
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11/27/2019 03:15 PM
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I wanted to sort of "re-up" this question. We're going to have a mostly landbased trip on Tortola in March. We're wondering about the possibility of exploring St John either on a day trip or possibly for 2 days.
Is there an "easy" way to do this or is the answer to get a ferry from Sopers to Red Hook then Red Hook to Cruz Bay? Then same going back?
Dave There is no easy way compared to pre-Irma. You have to clear customs in Red Hook or CA. RH is closer by far. Ferry to RH, clear and then ferry over to STJ. The STJ ferry runs on the hour. It’s sucks but it was a lot worse two years ago.
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Re: Tortola to St. John ferry?
[Re: DuxDweller]
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11/27/2019 11:04 PM
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Another thought - I have a captained charter. Can he drop us at STJ on the return day and check the boat back in for us - or do I have to be there? Is the boat BVI based or USVI based? All crew has to be together at time of check in. You can't just drop people off at various places in the USVI and then send only the captain to check in. (someone correct me if I'm wrong)
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Re: Tortola to St. John ferry?
[Re: ligot]
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11/27/2019 11:11 PM
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I wanted to sort of "re-up" this question. We're going to have a mostly landbased trip on Tortola in March. We're wondering about the possibility of exploring St John either on a day trip or possibly for 2 days.
Is there an "easy" way to do this or is the answer to get a ferry from Sopers to Red Hook then Red Hook to Cruz Bay? Then same going back?
Dave There are 2 ferries that run from West End to Red Hook that I'm currently aware of. Then you could ferry Red Hook to Cruz Bay. There currently is no tortola to st john ferry. native and son ferry interisland boat services do NOT trust their websites, call for current schedules. i called 2 weeks ago and times were different then posted. also be sure to check all the silly miscellaneous fees, they add up quickly.
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Re: Tortola to St. John ferry?
[Re: cyclingdoc]
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11/28/2019 09:26 AM
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Another thought - I have a captained charter. Can he drop us at STJ on the return day and check the boat back in for us - or do I have to be there? Is the boat BVI based or USVI based? All crew has to be together at time of check in. You can't just drop people off at various places in the USVI and then send only the captain to check in. (someone correct me if I'm wrong) You are correct. Called my charter company and that's what I was told.
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Re: Tortola to St. John ferry?
[Re: cyclingdoc]
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11/28/2019 09:27 AM
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I wanted to sort of "re-up" this question. We're going to have a mostly landbased trip on Tortola in March. We're wondering about the possibility of exploring St John either on a day trip or possibly for 2 days.
Is there an "easy" way to do this or is the answer to get a ferry from Sopers to Red Hook then Red Hook to Cruz Bay? Then same going back?
Dave There are 2 ferries that run from West End to Red Hook that I'm currently aware of. Then you could ferry Red Hook to Cruz Bay. There currently is no tortola to st john ferry. native and son ferry interisland boat services do NOT trust their websites, call for current schedules. i called 2 weeks ago and times were different then posted. also be sure to check all the silly miscellaneous fees, they add up quickly. Thanks for the info and head's up about the schedules. I think this may be the only option. Even with 5 people, I don't know if a water taxi makes sense?
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