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Re: BVI Bound
[Re: xrayman67]
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05/17/2021 08:11 PM
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We rode the 4 pm Smiths Ferry today. 50 passengers. Things processed surprisingly quickly. We were on our boat at 6pm. Sunsail That is very encouraging to hear after the nightmare stories this weekend! Thanks for reporting!
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Re: BVI Bound
[Re: xrayman67]
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05/17/2021 09:26 PM
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Glad to hear it, fingers crossed that you get your day 0 test in a timely manner!
M4000 "Lio Kai"
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Re: BVI Bound
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05/18/2021 08:29 AM
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Adrian, have a great time. Thanks for the ferry update. Certainly better than the past weekend.
Go Irish!! Bill
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Re: BVI Bound
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05/18/2021 09:19 PM
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I just want to thank everyone who contributes to this forum and the staff at Sunsail! I have been stressed to the limit reading the horror stories on fakebook! This forum always gave me hope! Looking forward to our time in de lions! Thank you again!!!!
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Re: BVI Bound
[Re: MKGrey]
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05/19/2021 11:29 AM
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Thanks for the info, Nanchip. We leave 5/29. Do you have Lynette Harrigan's email address? Hopefully we will not need her help, but would appreciate having her email address handy. She responds very quickly to her Facebook Messenger requests. I'd recommend using that instead of expecting her to monitor something additional.
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Re: BVI Bound
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05/19/2021 11:53 AM
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bailau
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Thanks for the info, Nanchip. We leave 5/29. Do you have Lynette Harrigan's email address? Hopefully we will not need her help, but would appreciate having her email address handy. She responds very quickly to her Facebook Messenger requests. I'd recommend using that instead of expecting her to monitor something additional. Completely agree especially after watching what she and 1 other lady are doing for the islands
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Re: BVI Bound
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05/19/2021 02:36 PM
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Went to police station in Road Town today and turned in the tracking phones. Process took about 5 minutes. They just wanted to see our passports and email of quarantine release on our phones. Headed to Peter Island today. were you able to go to the station across from the ferry dock or the one a little out of town next to a school?
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Re: BVI Bound
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05/19/2021 02:40 PM
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bailau
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Hi bailau-I'm not sure of the Moorings base camp in the BVI's but we chartered (2) of their 51's out of St. Lucia last year and while the base was fine, the equipment not so much. I'm a strong believer in 2nd chances though so we're giving them another shot, that and their 53 is quite intriguing. We've been working with Marine Max for the past 5 years in the BVI's and I can say without a doubt they are a top notch outfit.
Laura, you are 100% correct in regard to Lynette working at all hours. That poor woman emailed me at 9p yesterday and also advised me she works until 1am nightly, she wasn't even complaining about it. Cheers to Saint Lynette- Never been to St Lucia but are frequent flyers at Moorings BVI and the 514 PC and for better or worse Moorings is the devil we know. Just curious as to if BVI Moorings base is back up to speed as they let go of a lot of people and just brought them back...have a good trip
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Re: BVI Bound
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05/19/2021 03:57 PM
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xrayman67
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Went to police station in Road Town today and turned in the tracking phones. Process took about 5 minutes. They just wanted to see our passports and email of quarantine release on our phones. Headed to Peter Island today. were you able to go to the station across from the ferry dock or the one a little out of town next to a school? We went to the station by the school.
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Re: BVI Bound
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05/20/2021 09:01 PM
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bailau
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Update: Arrived today. Entry is still a bit convoluted but they’re working out the creases. A full nasal lobotomy, lots of documentation and an hour later we were able to leave EIS. Even though you’ve received your BVI Gateway auth. Be sure to bring your RT-PCR results, you’ll be asked for them a few times. For those who are vax’d but paid the $175 entry fee online, they will either refund your $70 upon arrival or you can use it for the exit test. I emailed the Covid response team before we left the US and already have our exit test scheduled.
The scoop on the tracker band= they really are paper concert bands, the tracker itself is provided very nonchalantly in a small wet bag. We were told to just keep it aboard and plugged in...
Now for the good news, they told us to just return the tracker itself to the airport when we head home. No need to make an extra trip to the police station!! Moorings base camp- 4-5 Q boats on our dock with lots of empty slips. All in all, boatloads of Very content travelers.
Thanks..>I would be curious as to your wifi. Moorings is indicating they now have Wifi on the boat. I have always (unfortunately) needed and got the Renport upgraded one. Can you let me know what you have and how good it is? Trying to figure out if it is on par with Renport upgrade
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