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Been on island 14 times, yet never did a sailing excursion. This just might be the year. For those of you that have done a catamaran tour advise please. I seemed to have narrowed it down to Celine Charters on the Enigma C3 or with sxmstmartincatamarincharters on Freedom II. Any recommendations for either one? Positives or negatives?
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Been sailing with Neil on Celine/Enigma since 2003. You can't go wrong. Amazing boat, amazing food, tons of fun.
Elaine ********************************* God Bless the broken road....
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Also look into Eagle Tours and Aqua Mania at www.stmaarten-activities.com
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Not interested in Aqua Mania...not looking for a booze cruise type of rowdy atmosphere. Friends were on it and didn’t enjoy the animal like atmosphere.
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Another vote for Celine. Met Neil in 1996 with the original Celine and have logged many a miles on all 3 boats. Will be down in about 6 weeks and back on board 😎 Great food, fun,any kind of drinks and a very knowledgeable Captain 👍
Last edited by DannynGinger; 03/17/2021 10:02 PM.
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Over many years we’ve done a lot of boat trips and while I’ve never done the Celine I’ve only heard good things about it.
We have also done a few trips on the Eagle tour eco cat trips and they were very good. A nice large cat and they don’t pack you on like sardines. For sure I would NOT call it a party boat. Ddrinks were flowing but not with a party hearty approach.
One of the very best trips we’ve ever done was Miriam and Piets’ daysail on the Passaat which sadly was lost to the storm Irma a few years ago. They have a new boat, a cat which is what you asked for, and while I’ve not yet done their new trip yet, I’m willing to bet it will be a great sail when we do. I believe the name of the boat is No 1 SXM or something very similar to that.
Theirs is a low key true sail, not a booze cruise party hearty sail but a true day. or evening if that’s your pleasure, of sailing. The food was delicious and the wine flowed upon request. I personally can’t wait to do one of their sails on our next island trip and based on past experiences with them, I know it will be a great sail. My daughter has done it a few times already and enjoyed it as well. 😊😊
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We’ve been sailing with Neil for two decades when visiting the island. He is the absolute best. Cannot recommend him highly enough.
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Celine with Capt. Neil is the way to go without any doubt's. We will be back onboard in June. You will be so happy that you chose him.
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