Reviews

Charter Dates: 04/15/2024-04/22/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Brett Thomas
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Maramar
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 5
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Navagare was excellent- super attentive staff and very helpful throughout the 2 weeks we chartered the Maramar.
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes, they did an excellent job.
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes

Charter Dates: 04/15/2024-04/22/2024

Name on Your Reservation: Brett Thomas
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Maramar
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
- 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?
All the team were helpful and kind.
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Yes

charter dates 04/20/2024-04/27/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Carey Brunelli
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Yacht Name: Wanderlust
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 clean
Was the yacht well ventilated?
yes
Was the crew friendly and accommodating?
yes, they were great
Was the food good and well presented?
yes very good
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
yes

charter dates 04/20/2024-04/27/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Carey Brunelli
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Yacht Name: Wanderlust
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 clean
Was the yacht well ventilated?
yes
Was the crew friendly and accommodating?
yes, they were great
Was the food good and well presented?
yes very good

charter dates 04/20/2024-04/27/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Carey Brunelli
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Yacht Name: Wanderlust
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
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

Name on Your Reservation: Draves
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Linnea
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
We had capt. That was his job
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes. Both boats
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
Yes

charter dates 04/03/2024-04/09/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Draves
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Linnea
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
Yes
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
We had capt. That was his job
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Yes. Both boats
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Yes
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes

charter dates 04/03/2024-04/09/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Draves
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Linnea
Virgin Island Sailing® Team
Please answer the following questions about your experience working with the VI Sailing team.
Rating of VI Sailing Team: 4
Is this your first time booking with a charter broker? No
How was your experience working with your broker to book the yacht? Somewhat Difficult
After booking the yacht, how was your experience working with the Concierge Team? Somewhat Difficult
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Lacking Details
How would you rate the frequency and content of communication from our team? Not Enough Communication
Additional comments about working with the VI Sailing team to plan your vacation?
Sail blew on our monohull day 2
Replaced w a cat - worked out fine
Our Capt ( Kemari Hodge) was FANTASTIC!!!!!!
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Possibly

charter dates 04/10/2024-04/21/2024
Name on Your Reservation: James & Deborah LaMotte
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Sea Monkeys
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? Very Easy
How would you describe the information provided in your Vacation Planner?
Check as many as apply: - Informative
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?
Did not like paying $300 to go through customs and making appointments, it as suppose to save time but it was the same for everyone. We are sailing on and adventure and do not have a set schedule of where we are going. We have been doing customs for 38 years and never had a bad experience.
Would you book your next yacht vacation with Virgin Island Sailing®? Questionable because of all the issues and wasting our precious vacation time.

charter dates 04/13/2024-04/21/2024
Name on Your Reservation: Michael Kelley
Are you the Lead Charterer or a Guest? Lead Charterer
Boat Name: Michelle Ma Belle
Charter Company & Yacht
Please answer the following questions pertaining to the charter company and the yacht you chartered.
Rating of Charter Company & Yacht: 4
Upon arrival and during your charter, were the staff of the charter company friendly and accommodating?
We arrived after hours, but Navigare had prearranged a taxi and the our boat was
"front and center" when we arrived at the dock!
Did the staff do a good job familiarizing you with the yacht and its equipment?
Yes (but we had chartered an FP Helios before)
Was the yacht clean and in good working condition?
Very clean. We did have a few problems with the boat.
1 - the primary refridgerator failed with a crew member's insulin in it. The insulin had to be thrown away because it got hot. Much of the fridge contents had to also be discarded.
2 - The freezer would not freeze (only keep cold)
3 - Multiple shackle-attachment bolts were loose at the base of the mast. One came off while under sail and we needed to perform a field-repair.
4 - The roller furler jammed multiple times (needs adjusting)
Was the yacht's cooking and cleaning equipment sufficient?
Need a broom to sweep out sand! (other than a wisk broom)
Was the yacht well ventilated?
Yes. And the AC worked great!
Additional comments about the charter company and yacht you chartered?
First time we've been with Navigare and I would not hesitate to use them again.
Cruising Area

Did you like the area you chartered in?
We love the BVIs! (5th or 6th trip there)
But it has become much busier and commercial in the last several years.
We needed to adjust our itinerary to avoid cruise ship traffic.
High wind from Northeast. Caused rolls & surge.
We had jelly fish stinging at Monkey Point
Would you like to share your itinerary or a vacation highlight with us?
0 - Preboard boat at Nanny Cay
1 - Check-Out boat, JVD, Great Harbour & Foxy's
2 - Peter Island - Snorkel, Norman Island - Willy T
3 - Dogs - Snorkel, Up to Leverick Bay
4 - Virgin Gorda - Rented Car & Visited Baths & more
5 - Anegada - Rented Car & Visited LaBlolly, Beach Club & more, Potters for dinner
6 - Sail to Brewer's Bay, Snorkel, JVD White Bay, Soggy Dollar, Tortola, Soper's hole & Pusser's for dinner
Back to Norman, Dinner at Pirates Bight
7 - Norman to Nanny Cay to Return Boat
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