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#329599 01/23/2025 06:50 PM
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Hi everyone. Couple questions. We are flying into St. Thomas from Miami on April 18th with an arrival time of 10:40am. We are a group of 13 and will be taking a ferry over to Road Town to overnight at the dock on our charters the first night.

1. Will the 1:50pm RTFF give us enough time to get to the ferry terminal from the airport?
2. Should we book our tickets in advance?

Thank you!

Mark

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That's plenty of time to make the ferry but with a group
that large, I wonder if it would be cheaper to take
a private taxi?
Definitely more convient.
Might have to take two boats

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do not buy tickets in advance. max 20 min from airport to ferry dock

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I am looking into the water taxi thing but last time I checked it was a lot more expensive...

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Originally Posted by radelow
I am looking into the water taxi thing but last time I checked it was a lot more expensive...

And worth every penny when you can only visit every few years.

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...I agree and have friends who spend $$ for the water taxi but I am quite happy with the ferry..memories of riding the Bomba Charger for the first time in 1984 ( and it was old then!) and getting the complimentary fruit juice topped up with rum..I save the $$ for food and drinks on island. I have always found a ferry running within an hour or two..and visit Michael upstairs at The Petite Pump Room and watch the seaplanes..tells me I am back in the islands..

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Totally agree. We have never had an issue with the ferry. Every other mode of transportation yes, ;-) but never the ferry

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When the Native Son emerged to challenge the Bomba Charger in the early 80s, charter boat captains were given free passage. I think that maybe I had to pay a couple of bucks for the landing fee. The understanding, of course, was that I would refer all of our pax to the Native Son. Captain Dean was a good guy, and a fine seaman. I had no problem steering our guests to Native Son!


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