New Ferry Service from STT to WE, RT

I feel this info will be very useful and valuable to us travelers to the BVIs, so I felt the need to post. It is not meant to be an Ad nor do I have any interest in this company. I have used the private ferry service in the past and they do a great job and still offer that service as well as this somewhat regular scheduled service below. Below is the response I received from OceanDreams when I noticed the schedule they were posting on FB. I asked for their permission to post this to my fellow TTOLers as we are all looking for ways to get to the BVIs. Mention you saw this on TTOL and maybe we get a discount or they may be an advertiser in the future. I am planning on using them in July.

Hi David,

Yes we now have regular routes between CA and WE/RT. The schedule changes weekly so you can keep abreast of when our ferry Dream Speed is actually running on our FB page.

The rate is $65 round trip and $40 one way for adults, children are $45 round trip and $30 one way.

You can book online through our partner's website smithsferryservices.com or you can email them at info@smithsferryservices.com

You save $5 when booking online.

Let me know if any more questions, or if I can be of any assistance.

Ms. Christopher

Interesting.

Sounds like Smith's by another name..same e mail??

I am hopeful this is ferry just like the Smith's we took from Tortola to CA. Very comfortable and quiet. Unlike "the other one" which is a rust bucket with a diesel motor that we took CA to Tortola...yuck! Not a great way to start a vacay.

Cap'n Christopher... the saviour of many a stranded traveller.. landing in CA after the last ferry has departed

He'll get you to Tortola safe enuff...
Sound and even dry enuff...
What else is there to worry about when visiting an island??

Good for him.. glad to see some added entrepreneurial spirit..

Here is the FB Link

https://www.facebook.com/virginislandswatertaxi/

Brand new "Boat"

Anyone used this yet? FB page shows a nice looking clean ferry. Looks like they post a schedule each day. We usually take the Fast Ferry.

Took the Dream Speed last Saturday from WE to CA. Was very pleasant. Air conditioned & brand new. I was able to withstand the bumpy ride without any issues. Highly recommend them!

I texted with Kevin (taxi driver) about picking us up this Sunday and getting us to the ferry. I mentioned Ocean Dreams and he said "ocean dream is a great ferry" He's checking on the Easter Sunday schedule for me.

Thanks for sharing I'll be checking this out for us as well. Sounds like a win win situation to me!
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We rode Dream Speed from RT to CA with a quick stop at WE on 15 April. Boat was in excellent repair, staff was courteous, ride was comfortable. Recommended.

On a related note, we arrived at the RT ferry terminal at about 9 am on Saturday hoping to catch a 10:00 ferry to CA. When I got out of the cab I was surrounded by several competing ferry company representatives promising "fastest", "cheapest", "most direct", etc. For a moment I was taken aback, but chose Ocean Dream arbitrarily (confession: I avoid Smith's Bomba Charger at all costs). My point is that there are plenty of ferries going back and forth, and for all the ferry bashing that goes on here, I have used the ferry system 14 times in the past 16 years without any delay or cancellation. Lucky, maybe, but it seems to me that the delays and cancellations are rare. I have significantly more delay/cancellation/lost luggage experiences with airlines than ferries.

Their Facebook entry talks about going to downtown CA. So they don't go to the ferry terminal?

Yes they went to the ferry terminal

Saw Kevin yesterday. He said Ocean Dreams is running under the Smith business. There was no service thru Ocean Dreams yesterday (easter sunday). We ended up on the Bomba Charger - pretty run down, but we were inside in the AC (which was good bec it rained the trip over). Cost was $50pp one way + $10pp port authority fee + $3 for one bag + $10 for our 2nd bag because it was over 40 lbs. Total cost seems a bit higher than our last trip.

I just texted Kevin about it (we arrive Thursday). He indicated that it runs to help out Smith's when they are busy...