It was a really nice experience. Really appreciate it
My wife and I were on our honeymoon and we were looking to do a half day charter. After speaking with David about the itinerary we wanted, he suggested a full-day charter (we were wanting to go to the BVI from St. John) and that couldn't have been a better suggestion. David was incredibly easy to communicate with, the boat "Off Da Rock" was perfect for what we were wanting to do, and he set us up with an amazing captain, Capt. Kalif. Capt. Kalif was incredibly knowledgeable of both the US and British Virgin Islands, he took care of customs when we arrived at the BVI so my wife and I could spend all the time we would have otherwise spent on that process, and instead we got to go have the most amazing time on Virgin Gorda at The Baths. The Baths were our first stop and even before we got to Virgin Gorda, we considered Capt. Kalif as a friend and from then on we ceded to his expertise on what to do next. Absolutely no misses the rest of the charter. I would highly, highly recommend using David for any size group as he has a solid fleet as his behest for just about any itinerary and group size. Communication with David and the booking was painless, and, for the price and what we did on the day of the charter, it was well worth it. Can't speak highly enough on Trident Charters and David. Shoutout Capt. Kalif!
Jason and Jacob were great! The were very friendly and accommodating. They went out of their way to make us feel comfortable and relaxed. 10/10 would book with them again.
Madison and her group were a pleasure to have on board for the day!
We overall had a great day with our family of 9 (6 adults, 1 child, and 2 babies)!
Pros:
- They took us to Icacos, which was very beautiful with clear water and white sand.
- The first mate Manny was extremely helpful and accommodating. Given it was a decent swim to shore and we had little babies, Manny offered to use a big float to tow some of the group to and from shore.
- The boat had more seating upstairs than we realized from the photos, which allowed our large group to be very comfortable.
- They gave sandwiches, chips, crackers, cheese, fruit, soda/water
Cons:
- The communication was overall not great. I had to ask many times for information about when and where to meet. You have to park on the road and walk far down to the dock, which was not communicated to us.
- They also were running 15 minutes late (due to a car accident so not their fault), but they cut our trip short rather than extending it on the other end.
- They did not provide the correct size life vests for the infants despite me reaching out in advance and asking if they have them twice. When asked if it was okay for the babies that they were too big by weight, Carlos (the captain) shrugged and said technically not, but it's what we have.
- The inside was slightly more run down than the photos with a large tear in the leather, but overall still comfortable with air conditioning
