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Trip 2026
Jerry_R
12 hours ago
2026 Trip
Friday, June 12 - Park, sleep & fly @ Sheraton 4 Points Miami Airport
Excellent choice. Easy to find. Lots of parking. I parked in view of a camera and the lobby. Nice bar & restaurant. A little $$ but good. Had dinner there. Great rooms, pretty pool. Did not use pool.
Saturday, June 13 – Flight to SXM
12:28 p.m. departure. We left the hotel @ 9 a.m. At check in by 9:30 a.m. About a 10-15 minute wait to check bags. Security took another 45 min. We were at our gate about 1 hour before boarding. No rush, no fuss. Immigration was a breeze. Computer did not like my photo. Took 3 tries. Attendant told me to belly up to the counter. Bingo. Lesley Bruce from Kenny’s car rental met us on arrival. EZ check in @ Royal Palm. They gave me exactly the room we wanted. 1st floor walkout to the pool. West wing so we were away from “Nowhere Special”. Supplies from Jeannie of Shop & Drop. Dinner @ Cabana the in-house restaurant. Mistake.
Sunday, June 14 – Nothing Day
Pool & sandwiches in the room for lunch. Relax. IZI for dinner. Not sure why folks don't like this place, We always have great service and the food is very good. As walk ins, we had 2 drinks @ the bar & were seated immediately after. Gambling @ Hollywood. No joy.
Monday, June 15 – Family arrives
Early pool stuff. Wife’s cousin & her husband arrive @ 5 p.m. Picked up a few things at Market Garde we forgot to order from Jeannie. I picked the family members up. A couple of cocktails after arrival @ Royal Palm and we walk over to Skipjack’s. Great meal!! Pretty good service as well. As walk-ins, we were seated in 15 minutes or so. Just long enough to get a drink at the bar.
Tuesday, June 16 – Pool Chillin’ Again
Each day so far has been really breezy. Even walking on the little beach here was to get sandblasted. Dinner was Sal ‘e Pepe. Wow! I had the traditional veal parmesan. Bone attached. Huge and excellent. Others had gnocci both Gorgonzola and Bolognese sauces. Our 4th person had a creamed pasta of some sort. Stellar meal and efficient service. The best service we have ever had there.
Wednesday, June 17 - Shopping
Arrived in Phillipsburg just before 9 a.m. Dropped the gang off at Kay’s Fine Jewelry and I parked the car in the municipal lot. The girl’s shopped & Phil and I just hung out. A short walk & more shopping brought us to Caribbean Blue for some rehydration. Off to Mark’s for lunch. Nothing special. Great sandwiches. Big portions. Pool and a nap for most. Catch 21 and a bit of slots @ dinner. Good meals and service.
Thursday, June 18 – Nada
Cancelled our beach day. Had planned to go to D’s but sandblasting was not favored by the group. Pool, sandwiches from the RP grocery. Roma for dinner. Great. Gambling @ Casino Royale. Made $200.
Friday, June 19 – Family Departs
Breakfast in the room. Off to the airport for their 12:30 flight. Back to the pool. Dinner @ Roma again. Gambling again. No joy. Home to pack.
Saturday, June 20 – Homeward
Up early. Breakfast at Cabana. OK. Gas the car @ Sol. Airport @ 11 30 for our 2:30 flight. No issues, no problems but the "B" gates suck. Food in the airport is still poor. Domino's is backed up for horrible pizza & sandwiches. We chose Wendy's. Worst burger ever. Back to Miami. Out of the airport in less than 45 minutes. Shuttle to hotel 15-20 minutes later. 3 hours later & we are home.
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BVI Day Charter for October
bailau
Yesterday at 01:01 PM
My brother rented the Pink House on JVD for his 60th in October....I am looking for a day charter and airport pickup for probably 14 total people which I imagine it is 2 boats as it is over the 12 passenger limit. Can you help?
Thanks in advance
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Looking for owners time for 2027
Sailandfly
06/21/2026 12:58 AM
Hello,
I am a frequent charterer of the BVI 14 trips over 35 years. Mostly owners time. Unfortunately the owners I have used in the past are getting out of the business next spring. I am looking for 2 boats. One cat about 50' and another low 40's. Thinking Nov 2027 time frame. Any owners out there that might be interested in selling me a week in Nov 2027. I am trying to put together a trip, my treat, for all my friends and family to celebrate my upcoming retirement.
email is Kentuckymaura@gmail.com
Thanks!
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Airport Arrival
Jerry_R
06/18/2026 08:30 PM
I know we should arrive approx. 2-3 hours early for a Saturday or Sunday departure from SXM. How early should we arrive on Friday? Family members headed home tomorrow.
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Days 4-7
wabid
06/18/2026 07:31 PM
As mentioned our days are spent frolicking in the ocean, snorkeling and relaxing by the pool. The routine continues.
Other highlights: Monday we headed to Mullet Bay in the morning. We seated ourselves near Rosie's and enjoyed the light morning crowd. Fun was had in the soft sand and a small amount of snorkeling near the eastern "wall". However, the farther out you swam the worse the visibility. Not worth the swim.... When midday arrived, we decided to pass on Rosie's and headed to Tap & Still on the way back to SBR.
I have seen past comment on T&S and others here at SBR have talked about it. Consequently, I was curious. I have to admit they serve up a legitimately GREAT BURGER. Being a Wisconsin tavern boy, I like me a great bar burger. When I was about to mention it was better than our local little tavern my wife interrupted : "don't you dare say it!" Good stuff and I personally don't mind their service workflow (menu forms and paper bag delivery to table), it is insanely efficient and the end product is great!
Tuesday evening we took some of your suggestions and had a sunset dinner at La Patrona. Food, service and sunset were great. My only ding was the price. Madison Wi, has a thriving hispanic. community, so paying $28 for a plate of carnitas made me wince. Its a minor ding and it goes away when I consider, venue, location, service and atmosphere.
Today was quiet. I had solitary morning snorkel hovering the reefs off Pelican beach (SBR/Flamingo's beach) which was worth the swim. Plenty of fish and a curious sea turtle (see previous post) Meanwhile my wife, daughter, and sister and law made a field trip to "David's Hole" near Terres Basses which they thoroughly enjoyed. (see link below)
More to follow in a couple days.
PS. I apologize my photo links don't preview. Not sure why. I am thinking it may be a google photos setting I am too lazy to investigate, but the links do work.
[img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/H6bdasGzDGmNqvJR9[/img]
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