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Why no ferries from CA to road town today?
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05/02/2024 08:36 AM
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Friends flight today delayed and rerouted now won't get in to stt till 4. I have been to all sites I can think of for later ferries and can't seem to find any to road town from Charlotte or red hook am I missing something? We leave on charter tomorrow and we have a sleep aboard tonight does anybody know any ferries today that leave at five or five thirty from St Thomas to road town or west end, thank you
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Re: Why no ferries from CA to road town today?
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Re: Why no ferries from CA to road town today?
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From what I've experienced you cannot book same day tickets online...I tried this on the airplane last time and it was a no go but when I got to the ferry there were spots...thankfully! I think that's it thanks!
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Re: Why no ferries from CA to road town today?
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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05/02/2024 11:50 AM
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Just FYI, we did not book in advance returning from Road Town to St. Thomas last Saturday and both the 10am and 11:30am ferries were completely booked when we arrived at 9:15am. We had to go to West End to catch the Aquatic Rentals 11:30am ferry, which was not full at all. Worked better for me because my condo is closer to Red Hook than it is to Charlotte Amalie but did cause some stress to my friends who were flying out that day. Luckily they made it with time to spare.
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Re: Why no ferries from CA to road town today?
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05/02/2024 09:52 PM
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Caribbeangirl, your comment is concerning to me: in 20 years i’ve seen countless delays, cancellations, and breakdowns— but never encountered a sold-out ferry. Does it happen more some seasons/days/times/carriers than others? The reliability or utility of ferries vs, say, water taxis has been debated here, but i’ve never had to plan for the sold-out contingency.
Any data points will help. Thanks.
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Re: Why no ferries from CA to road town today?
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There used to be multiple ferries running - to the point they aggressively hustled passengers. Since Covid, only one ferry does each run, which is announced a month in advance. The ferries are making much more money, since they also have not reduced their Covid fares.
The only way to avoid sold-out ferries is to adjust your travel around their schedules, which you may not know when you book. Or take Aquatic Rentals, which is a good operation.
One option is to fly to Beef Island, which is always our choice. Tickets may be less expensive than you think. Ratman just bought a Delta ticket back to Memphis for $296.
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Re: Why no ferries from CA to road town today?
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05/03/2024 12:04 AM
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We just returned on the AA to MIA. Definitely getting used to this option!
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Re: Why no ferries from CA to road town today?
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Pyrat Pistol,
I don't usually travel on a Saturday because it is the busiest day. It just worked out this trip with my friends' schedules that they needed to be back to Colorado by Sunday so I traveled with them. I have not experienced 2 different ferries sold out before and I typically do go by ferry. I have also done the American Airline flight from Beef to Miami when we were leaving the BVI and going back to Colorado instead of St. Thomas and it was fantastic. Would definitely be my first choice if we didn't have a place in St. Thomas. We have also gone the water taxi route through Chill Out Charters and that was really nice, but has gone up in price quite a bit so we usually just use the ferries since we are pretty flexible.
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