{"id":274,"date":"2023-08-24T18:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T18:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/?p=274"},"modified":"2023-08-25T13:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T13:23:39","slug":"island-hop-the-bvi-by-powerboat-not-sailboat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/24\/island-hop-the-bvi-by-powerboat-not-sailboat\/","title":{"rendered":"Island-Hop The BVI by Powerboat, Not Sailboat!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><strong>&nbsp;BVI Sep 30 &#8211; Oct 3 SIGNUP NOW!&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Annual &#8221; Dolphin Friends and Staff&#8221; 3-day Tour has a few openings for some off-season fun&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>&#8220;It\u2019s NOT About the Journey&#8230; It\u2019s About the DESTINATION&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This 3-day <strong>ISLAND HOPPING<\/strong> vacation starting in St Thomas using Nanny Cay Resort Hotel and Marina as a base station for two nights and then returning is an amazing way to experience the BVI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Arrive to St Thomas on or before <strong>Saturday, Sept 30<\/strong> and fly back out on or after <strong>Tuesday, Oct 3<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>The difference between power boating and sailing?\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>POWER BOATING:<\/strong> 10% of the day on the water and 90% at the destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>SAILING:<\/strong> 50% or more of the day leaning sideways on the water, to spend less than 50% at a beach bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Planed Itinerary &#8211; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Day 0<\/strong> &#8211; (<strong>Early Arrivals) &#8211; Saturday<\/strong>\u00a0Breakfast at Magen&#8217;s Bay St Thomas 9am until Noon (for those arriving early).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Then To Red hook to depart at 3pm or so, West End for Clearance, and to Nanny to check in by 4:30-5pm or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Most guests will be landing Saturday by 2:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Day 1<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Sunday 9am\u00a0<\/strong>Nanny to Jost Van Dyke, uninhabited Sandy Cay, Cane Garden Bay, Smugglers Cove, and the Dolphin Water Taxi Cafe and Bar located at West End, Drinks on us!. Then back to the hotel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Day 2<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>Monday<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>9am<\/strong>\u00a0start again.\u00a0 Scrub Island for a short drink with an amazing view. Peter Island for the same.\u00a0 Then off to Norman Island for some snorkeling.\u00a0 Pirates Bar and of course, the Famous Willy T all afternoon and into the evening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Day 3 &#8211; Tuesday\u00a0<\/strong>We are all headed back to St Thomas to catch afternoon flights out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolphinshuttle.com\/\">Dolphin Water Taxi <\/a>provides the boats\/fuel\/crews for FREE for all 3 days.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/dolphinshuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/123_1-2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">What&#8217;s The Price?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Cost per guest for the three days is\u00a0<strong><em>$480 pp<\/em><\/strong>, which includes BVI entry fees, three nights hotel at nanny (based on double occupancy) and docking fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">We expect to have approximately 15 Dolphin Team members, 10 friends already booked, and a completely unknown number of any extra Dolphin guests from this emailing! (5-15 perhaps?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Let us know if you have any questions about the trip by texting 340-774-2628 !\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Last minute additions can most likely be accommodated!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not about the journey; it&#8217;s about the destination! 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