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Re: mooring fees at norman?
[Re: Winterstale]
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02/18/2015 10:22 PM
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snowflakesRus
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Do you get any extras with that $65/night at Peter Island?
Beth May 9-20 Hodges Creek, Marine Max Powercat 484!
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Re: mooring fees at norman?
[Re: Winterstale]
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02/19/2015 12:31 AM
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New Years dinner $240 pp + 18% gratuity. So we had dinner on board. Resort still beautiful. I was told that mooring balls are in poor condition. Also mega yachts blocked our wifi signal from digicel. Agreed re marina showers.
We may cross paths when we go down next May.
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Re: mooring fees at norman?
[Re: warren460]
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02/19/2015 01:15 PM
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warren460 said: You get full run of the resort. They have 2 balls first come first serve. Check out their web site. Peter island resort. We anchored in Deadman's with Bridget and hubby and had the run of the resort. We were never questioned about anything, BTW, one of the best Rum Punches ever. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />
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Re: mooring fees at norman?
[Re: Winterstale]
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02/19/2015 04:05 PM
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Winterstale said: It is absolutely beautiful.....we took a slip there for our last night last year and got a big discount since the marina was under major reconstruction - hoping their marina showers improved because of that! We will spend our last night on the boat there again this year - but we'll grab a mooring this time and check out the new facilities! We were at Sprat Bay a few weeks ago. It was a blustery day with wind gusts to 30 knots on the SFD so we made a last minute decision to tuck into Sprat Bay instead of the Bight. Fortunately for us as it turned out, their 3 mooring balls were all occupied so we got a spot at the end of the T-dock for our 50' cat. The marina complex is still under construction so they were discounting the $125 slip fee (regular price for boats up to 50 foot) to $80 - no other taxes, service charges, or resort fees were charged. I'm guessing they were similarly discounting the $65 mooring fee, but I don't know. For only $50 more than the typical BVI mooring ball fee I thought this was a great deal. Sprat Bay was nice and protected and we spent the day on the hammocks at Deadman's Bay and the clubhouse pool before heading to the Tradewind's for a great dinner. The crew was able to come and go from the boat as they pleased. Unfortunately we didn't have the energy on this visit to make it over to the spectacular infinity edge spa pool overlooking Big Reef Bay. The clubhouse pool is pretty nice though and while not an infinity pool, you do have clear views across the SFD to Tortola. The daytime construction noise was minimal while we were there, and could only be heard in the marina area.
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Re: mooring fees at norman?
[Re: BaardJ]
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02/19/2015 06:15 PM
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BaardJ said:Winterstale said: It is absolutely beautiful.....we took a slip there for our last night last year and got a big discount since the marina was under major reconstruction - hoping their marina showers improved because of that! We will spend our last night on the boat there again this year - but we'll grab a mooring this time and check out the new facilities! We were at Sprat Bay a few weeks ago. It was a blustery day with wind gusts to 30 knots on the SFD so we made a last minute decision to tuck into Sprat Bay instead of the Bight. Fortunately for us as it turned out, their 3 mooring balls were all occupied so we got a spot at the end of the T-dock for our 50' cat. The marina complex is still under construction so they were discounting the $125 slip fee (regular price for boats up to 50 foot) to $80 - no other taxes, service charges, or resort fees were charged. I'm guessing they were similarly discounting the $65 mooring fee, but I don't know. For only $50 more than the typical BVI mooring ball fee I thought this was a great deal. Sprat Bay was nice and protected and we spent the day on the hammocks at Deadman's Bay and the clubhouse pool before heading to the Tradewind's for a great dinner. The crew was able to come and go from the boat as they pleased. Unfortunately we didn't have the energy on this visit to make it over to the spectacular infinity edge spa pool overlooking Big Reef Bay. The clubhouse pool is pretty nice though and while not an infinity pool, you do have clear views across the SFD to Tortola. The daytime construction noise was minimal while we were there, and could only be heard in the marina area. Yes - that's the rate they gave us for the slip last May.
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Re: mooring fees at norman?
[Re: Winterstale]
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02/19/2015 06:52 PM
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snowflakesRus
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Thanks for all the Peter Island info...certainly food for thought!
Beth May 9-20 Hodges Creek, Marine Max Powercat 484!
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Re: mooring fees at norman?
[Re: snowflakesRus]
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02/19/2015 08:50 PM
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Here's a Peter Island Story. A few years ago I was the ringmaster of a group of 8 couples doing a week in the BVI's. We chartered two 40ft Power Cats from Moorings. During the planning meetings the group decided that we should spend one night in a slip at Peter and have dinner at their main restaurant, Tradewinds, I believe. I explained that Peter had a dress code, no jeans. no tee shirts. no sandals. Everyone was cool with the policy. On arrival I checked in and made a reservation for 16 for dinner, no problem. Dinner time arrives and we congregate on the pier, sure enough a couple guys had jeans on. I told them that we may not be allowed into the restaurant. Well, we were told that the jeans were not acceptable. As we were leaving the manager came up and said he could seat us in a private dining room. As we walked through the main room we received several disapproving looks from the other guests. We had a great, if expensive, meal. MORAL: Even Peter Island won't turn down a 16 person dinner tab.
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Re: mooring fees at norman?
[Re: pbd007]
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02/19/2015 10:34 PM
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Great story! Score one for you!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />
Beth May 9-20 Hodges Creek, Marine Max Powercat 484!
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Re: mooring fees at norman?
[Re: Rhumbline]
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02/19/2015 10:35 PM
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This also sounds like a great idea! Thanks for the snorkelling tip too!
Beth May 9-20 Hodges Creek, Marine Max Powercat 484!
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