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Water Taxi Red Hook To West End #296075
02/19/2023 03:00 PM
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I saw mention - on this board - a couple weeks ago of company running this route. Can someone remind me of the company name?

Thx in advance, Slug

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Re: Water Taxi Red Hook To West End [Re: Slug] #296083
02/19/2023 05:04 PM
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search "water taxi" and you will find many


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Re: Water Taxi Red Hook To West End [Re: Slug] #296101
02/19/2023 09:02 PM
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Are you thinking of Aquatic Rentals? It's not a water taxi, it's a ferry service out of Red Hook and goes to both West End and Road Town. We took it a few weeks ago and it was great!

Re: Water Taxi Red Hook To West End [Re: Swifty] #296128
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Thank you both for the info.

Swifty, that is precisely the name I was looking for. My mistake in the subject line, as I was indeed looking for Ferry Service name and not Water Taxi.

Re: Water Taxi Red Hook To West End [Re: Slug] #296133
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Swifty, did you use AR to West End or RT? And if to West End, in your estimation, would you say clearing C&I is quicker than in Road Town?

Re: Water Taxi Red Hook To West End [Re: Slug] #296152
02/20/2023 03:43 PM
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The ferry we took didn't stop at West End so we went directly to RT. But C&I didn't take long because there weren't as many passengers on Aquatic as on some of the larger ferries.

Re: Water Taxi Red Hook To West End [Re: Slug] #296166
02/20/2023 08:16 PM
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We took this route with Chillout Charters. They handled clearing us in at West End and then dropped us off at The Moorings. Not the cheapest method by far, but very convenient. We are using them again in March.

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Re: Water Taxi Red Hook To West End [Re: Swifty] #296220
02/21/2023 04:05 PM
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Thanks again Swifty. I'm sure the same could be said for W/E as well. Looks like they are the same rate whether W/E or RT, which is interesting. So if C&I isn't likely to be as busy as with the other ferries, probably makes sense to go right to RT.

Re: Water Taxi Red Hook To West End [Re: Slug] #296245
02/22/2023 08:48 AM
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Hi, we used Dolphin Water Taxi January 21. https://www.dolphinshuttle.com/tommarrowws-cms/water-taxi-usvi-to-bvi-booking-form.html

We were handed cold Caribes at the airport, put in a taxi, and driven over to Red Hook. High speed run to Customs at West End. We did not have to get off the boat. Cleared Customs is about 15 minutes for the six folks on the water taxi. Dropped at the Moorings dock.

Let me count the ways this is awesome: 1) No taxi from airport to ferry dock; 2) no waiting in line to buy ferry tickets; 3) no paying for luggage on ferry; 4) no waiting in line to board ferry; 5) no mad rush for the Customs counter, with another hour in line; 6) no hailing another taxi to go from Road Town Customs to Moorings.

Was it worth the price? Heck yes! Our group was standing on the Moorings dock about three hours after we deplaned. Instead of the usual tiring schlep from STT to Moorings base, this was convenient, time saving, and stress free. Try it! Like air conditioning on a boat- once you try it, you'll never go back!

Best wishes for a fun cruise!

JAM
Annapolis, Md

Last edited by Bvicatter; 02/22/2023 08:50 AM.
Re: Water Taxi Red Hook To West End [Re: Slug] #296260
02/22/2023 11:53 AM
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Dolphin has cancelled several trips day of service for us. We absolutely will not use them. Island Time is our go to.


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