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VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: Melanie Shaffer
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Yacht Name: Free Ingwe
Virgin Island Sailing® Team
Please answer the following questions about your experience working with the VI Sailing team.
Rating of VI Sailing Team: 5
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? Yes
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Very Easy
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Very Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Thorough
- Informative
- Easy to Understand
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication
Additional comments about working with the VI Sailing team to plan your vacation?
Excellent!! Very quick to respond; answer questions; offer advice. Would highly recommend!
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Yes!!
VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: William Camera
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Yacht Name: Ocelot
Virgin Island Sailing® Team
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Rating of VI Sailing Team: 5
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? Yes
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Very Easy
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Somewhat Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Thorough
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Yes.
VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: William Camera
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Yacht Name: Ocelot
Yacht & Crew
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the yacht you chartered and the crew.
Rating of Yacht & Crew: 5
Was the yacht comfortable and clean?
Yes very!
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes.
Was the crew friendly and accommodating?
Absolutely. We can’t imagine anyone working harder than Capt. Tim and Chef Zara!
Was the food good and well presented?
The food was amazing and catered to everyone’s dietary requirements. It was presented beautifully and was delicious.
8. Additional comments about the yacht and crew?
Capt. Tim and Chef Zara went out of their way to make us all feel comfortable and happy. They went above and beyond our expectations. They were friendly and accommodating and gave us our space for family time.
Cruising Area
Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes. What’s not to love?
May we post this review on our website? Yes
It is our pleasure to keep you informed of relevant specials / updates for your next charter. When do you plan to charter next?
Maybe January 2024 or 2025.
VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: Allan D. Evora
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: My Irish Lady
Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Definitely. This has been our best bare boat charter experience in the last several years. I loved the idea of a concierge service and receiving all of the materials in advance. Also recommendations on insurance and making paying easy.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Scooter was the best!
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes. No complaints.
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes.
Was the yacht well ventilated?
It seemed so. There were a couple of days where the heads seemed to have a little backfill. In general, the head situation on boats are not always the best. Everything worked as supposed to and we tried to keep the hatch in the head open to help with ventilation. The Leopard design is really good for the main salon as far as getting cross breeze through.
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
No complaints except we had an engine that was generating a water flow alarm at low RPMs. It was looked at by Scooter, but still persisted. Loved the bean bags. We wish more yachts had been bags on them. We were not a big fan of having 2 sheets for the main vs. a traveler and a single main sheet, but it was fine.
Cruising Area
Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes. Mainly sailed around St. John and out in the open water south of St. John and St. Thomas. Snorkeling and standup paddling were great.
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It is our pleasure to keep you informed of relevant specials / updates for your next charter. When do you plan to charter next?
Probably March or April of 2024. We would like to explore the BVIs.
VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: Allan D. Evora
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: My Irish Lady
Virgin Island Sailing® Team
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Rating of VI Sailing Team: 5
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? No
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Very Easy
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Very Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Thorough
- Informative
- Easy to Understand
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication
Additional comments about working with the VI Sailing team to plan your vacation?
The responsiveness (how quickly) of communications was noteworthy. Really made us feel like you cared and wanted to make sure we had what we needed at every step along the way.
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Most Definitely.
VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: Nicholas Bowden
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Yacht Name: Azuria
Virgin Island Sailing® Team
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Rating of VI Sailing Team: 5
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? No
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Very Easy
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Very Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Thorough
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication
Additional comments about working with the VI Sailing team to plan your vacation?
Ellen and the team were extremely easy to work with and helped us find the perfect catamaran for our vacation.
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Yes
VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: Nicholas Bowden
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Yacht Name: Azuria
Yacht & Crew
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Rating of Yacht & Crew: 5
Was the yacht comfortable and clean?
Extremely comfortable and very clean, well maintained on a daily basis.
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Ac was very cold in a good way and the ports worked great when we were not using the air conditioner.
Was the crew friendly and accommodating?
Luke and Kristen were the best captain and chef, very friendly, helpful, and set up all our dinners and excursions with ease.
Was the food good and well presented?
Kristen is a super talented chef, the food was plated professionally and tasted amazing. Excellent menu, the food was delicious!
8. Additional comments about the yacht and crew?
We loved every minute, such a wonderful time on Azuria.
Cruising Area
Did you like the area you chartered in?
Perfect itinerary, we loved every excursion and mooring spot.
May we post this review on our website? Yes
It is our pleasure to keep you informed of relevant specials / updates for your next charter. When do you plan to charter next?
Within 3-5 years, maybe sooner in a new location, need to look at your website for something in the Mediterranean or Croatia.
VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: David Freshwater
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Barnabus
Charter Company & Yacht
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Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
super friendly and provided great support in finding last minute items. Boat briefing was good.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Covered all the essentials and able to respond to questions
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Boat was well equipped and stove and fridge worked well
Was the yacht well ventilated?
ventilation in stem cabins was a bit iffy if the wind was low at night
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
Barnabus is a very nice boat and it is unfortunate that there are so few monohulls now in the fleet. Since we aren't looking for a cat rental we will probably not going to be able to go back to Belize
Cruising Area
Did you like the area you chartered in?
Great cruising area, but you have to really pay attention to weather and depth gauge. Saw one boat on the rocks and had two challenging anchorages when the wind shifted
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It is our pleasure to keep you informed of relevant specials / updates for your next charter. When do you plan to charter next?
some time in late 2024 - possibly Croatia and ideally in a flotilla
VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: David Freshwater
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Barnabus
Virgin Island Sailing® Team
Please answer the following questions about your experience working with the VI Sailing team.
Rating of VI Sailing Team: 5
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? No
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Very Easy
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Somewhat Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Informative
- Easy to Understand
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Good Amount of Communication
Additional comments about working with the VI Sailing team to plan your vacation?
Joann was great all through the process and especially when we had to cancel our trip last year and reschedule for this year.
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? yes
VI Sailing Concierge Team
Name on Your Reservation: Melanie Shaffer
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Yacht Name: Free Ingwe
Yacht & Crew
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the yacht you chartered and the crew.
Rating of Yacht & Crew: 5
Was the yacht comfortable and clean?
YES!!!
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Was the crew friendly and accommodating?
WONDERFUL!! We could not have asked for a better crew!!! They were fun, informative, waited on us hand and foot. GREAT experience!!!
Was the food good and well presented?
OMG YES!!! Over the top!!!
8. Additional comments about the yacht and crew?
We had SO much fun!! Attentive on all activities, whether we were on front of boat or in the water or during meals. They made excursions seamless and handled all activities extremely well!!
Cruising Area
Did you like the area you chartered in?
YES; would revisit BVI
May we post this review on our website? Yes
It is our pleasure to keep you informed of relevant specials / updates for your next charter. When do you plan to charter next?
Will let you know!!!