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Any recent Navigare Charter experiences? #273300
01/14/2022 05:18 PM
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We are supposed to come in this next weekend for a Navigare Charter. Any recent experiences? They seem to be dropping a lot of surprises on me lastinute and making me very suspicious of what is in store. Been bareboating the USVI and BVI since 1985. This will be #3 with Navigare.

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Any recent Navigare Charter experiences? [Re: DonBuck] #273302
01/14/2022 05:23 PM
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What kind of surprises?

Re: Any recent Navigare Charter experiences? [Re: GeorgeC1] #273304
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1. I was supposed to have a sleep aboard the first night and an early departure the next day. With one week's notice, I was told they are no longer do SABs and this was right after I was billed and paid for it.

2. Delays in getting follow up responses. I had to shift my trip due to Covid from last year obviously but getting confirmations have been difficult all along unless I follow up multiple times over weeks...

Re: Any recent Navigare Charter experiences? [Re: DonBuck] #273306
01/14/2022 06:25 PM
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Zero knowledge of Navigare - don't even know where their base is - but there's been a Covid spike, and resulting lack of personnel. Maybe they lack the cleaning staff to turn around the boat for a sleepaboard, as well as to respond to inquiries.

Re: Any recent Navigare Charter experiences? [Re: DonBuck] #273882
01/21/2022 09:34 AM
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We are having the same thing happen. They are still responsive on the phone but we are getting last minute changes.

The big one I have come here to ask about was they said we can no longer fish from the boat.

Re: Any recent Navigare Charter experiences? [Re: svennn] #273885
01/21/2022 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by svennn
We are having the same thing happen. They are still responsive on the phone but we are getting last minute changes.

The big one I have come here to ask about was they said we can no longer fish from the boat.

I'm not surprised. There is a process/cost to register and renew each vessel to allow fishing.


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Re: Any recent Navigare Charter experiences? [Re: DonBuck] #274412
01/28/2022 03:50 PM
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We have chartered with Navigare 3 times, most recently December 2021. We were allowed SAB 1st night, so that must be a new thing. Our experience with them has been very positive; when I realized on the last day that the ferry wouldn't get me to the STT airport on time, the office staff bent over backwards to find me a water taxi last-minute (most taxis said no, had to be prebooked.) So, I would definitely return to Navigare. My $.02


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