How much does it cost?

There’s a lot to consider when calculating a budget for your trip.  There are entry and exit fees into the BVI.  There are Taxis and Ferries depending on where you land.  That’s all before discussing whether you are going to eat out a lot, or cook on the boat.

We’ve found that most of our trips end up around $950 per person if we don’t eat out a lot, excluding the flights themselves.

This includes Taxis from airport to ferry, from ferry to dock, from dock to grocery store and back.  Ferries usually charge $10 per checked bag, and you usually have to check any wheeled luggage.

We usually will anchor one or two nights, and we don’t often use boaty ball, depending on where we’re going.  So our mooring expenses are just the regular mooring balls, usually $30-$40 a night.

Diesel can add up if you end up motoring a lot, but usually the bigger expense is running the generator at night for air conditioning.  Depending on the weather, this can be a necessity for a good vacation.

We survey each crew before we leave home, asking what their favorite go-to snack in hot weather is, and asking each to take responsibility for a dinner on our trip.  Then we aggregate the shopping list, and where possible order ahead.