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Tortola to St. John ferry? #209824 11/24/2019 11:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Maple Grove, MN J JohnandLin OP Traveler
OP JohnandLin Traveler J Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Maple Grove, MN	It's been years since our last visit, but we usually try to visit St. John for a day when we visit the BVI. Is there no longer a ferry from West End to Cruz Bay? I can't seem to find any info on this. Thx!

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Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? JohnandLin #209825 11/25/2019 03:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,040 Charlotte, NC N NCSailor Traveler
NCSailor Traveler N Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,040 Charlotte, NC	That ferry has been out of service since Irma.

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? JohnandLin #209845 11/25/2019 11:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Maple Grove, MN J JohnandLin OP Traveler
OP JohnandLin Traveler J Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 34 Maple Grove, MN	Best bet to do a water taxi? Or, because of customs, is this really not something that is easy to arrange? Thx!

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? JohnandLin #209846 11/25/2019 12:02 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 185 Texas Twells Traveler
Twells Traveler Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 185 Texas	No. I was just there. You have to go to Red Hook first to clear customs. I couldn't find a water taxi for two people for less than 500 bucks.

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? JohnandLin #209948 11/26/2019 05:21 PM
Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts D DuxDweller Traveler
DuxDweller Traveler D Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts	So is there any way to get to STJ from Tortola without going through STT?

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? JohnandLin #209950 11/26/2019 05:28 PM
Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts D DuxDweller Traveler
DuxDweller Traveler D Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts	Another thought - I have a captained charter. Can he drop us at STJ on the return day and check the boat back in for us - or do I have to be there?

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? JohnandLin #209974 11/27/2019 08:44 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 231 West Chester, PA ligot Traveler
ligot Traveler Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 231 West Chester, PA	I wanted to sort of "re-up" this question. We're going to have a mostly landbased trip on Tortola in March. We're wondering about the possibility of exploring St John either on a day trip or possibly for 2 days. Is there an "easy" way to do this or is the answer to get a ferry from Sopers to Red Hook then Red Hook to Cruz Bay? Then same going back? Dave S/V Tortuga Lagoon 46

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? ligot #210012 11/27/2019 03:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,040 Charlotte, NC N NCSailor Traveler
NCSailor Traveler N Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,040 Charlotte, NC	Originally Posted by ligot I wanted to sort of "re-up" this question. We're going to have a mostly landbased trip on Tortola in March. We're wondering about the possibility of exploring St John either on a day trip or possibly for 2 days. Is there an "easy" way to do this or is the answer to get a ferry from Sopers to Red Hook then Red Hook to Cruz Bay? Then same going back? Dave There is no easy way compared to pre-Irma. You have to clear customs in Red Hook or CA. RH is closer by far. Ferry to RH, clear and then ferry over to STJ. The STJ ferry runs on the hour. It’s sucks but it was a lot worse two years ago.

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? DuxDweller #210026 11/27/2019 11:04 PM
Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 71 C cyclingdoc Traveler
cyclingdoc Traveler C Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 71	Originally Posted by DuxDweller Another thought - I have a captained charter. Can he drop us at STJ on the return day and check the boat back in for us - or do I have to be there? Is the boat BVI based or USVI based? All crew has to be together at time of check in. You can't just drop people off at various places in the USVI and then send only the captain to check in. (someone correct me if I'm wrong)

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? ligot #210027 11/27/2019 11:11 PM
Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 71 C cyclingdoc Traveler
cyclingdoc Traveler C Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 71	Originally Posted by ligot I wanted to sort of "re-up" this question. We're going to have a mostly landbased trip on Tortola in March. We're wondering about the possibility of exploring St John either on a day trip or possibly for 2 days. Is there an "easy" way to do this or is the answer to get a ferry from Sopers to Red Hook then Red Hook to Cruz Bay? Then same going back? Dave There are 2 ferries that run from West End to Red Hook that I'm currently aware of. Then you could ferry Red Hook to Cruz Bay. There currently is no tortola to st john ferry. native and son ferry interisland boat services do NOT trust their websites, call for current schedules. i called 2 weeks ago and times were different then posted. also be sure to check all the silly miscellaneous fees, they add up quickly.

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? cyclingdoc #210034 11/28/2019 09:26 AM
Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts D DuxDweller Traveler
DuxDweller Traveler D Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts	Originally Posted by cyclingdoc Originally Posted by DuxDweller Another thought - I have a captained charter. Can he drop us at STJ on the return day and check the boat back in for us - or do I have to be there? Is the boat BVI based or USVI based? All crew has to be together at time of check in. You can't just drop people off at various places in the USVI and then send only the captain to check in. (someone correct me if I'm wrong) You are correct. Called my charter company and that's what I was told.

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? cyclingdoc #210035 11/28/2019 09:27 AM
Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts D DuxDweller Traveler
DuxDweller Traveler D Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 41 Massachusetts	Originally Posted by cyclingdoc Originally Posted by ligot I wanted to sort of "re-up" this question. We're going to have a mostly landbased trip on Tortola in March. We're wondering about the possibility of exploring St John either on a day trip or possibly for 2 days. Is there an "easy" way to do this or is the answer to get a ferry from Sopers to Red Hook then Red Hook to Cruz Bay? Then same going back? Dave There are 2 ferries that run from West End to Red Hook that I'm currently aware of. Then you could ferry Red Hook to Cruz Bay. There currently is no tortola to st john ferry. native and son ferry interisland boat services do NOT trust their websites, call for current schedules. i called 2 weeks ago and times were different then posted. also be sure to check all the silly miscellaneous fees, they add up quickly. Thanks for the info and head's up about the schedules. I think this may be the only option. Even with 5 people, I don't know if a water taxi makes sense?

Re: Tortola to St. John ferry? JohnandLin #210361 12/02/2019 05:11 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 185 Texas Twells Traveler
Twells Traveler Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 185 Texas	Consider renting a jeep and spending a couple of extra days on Tortola. We enjoyed smugglers cove– and dinner at Bananakeet.

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