My wife and I have visited the USVI's about twenty times during the past twenty-five years. This was our first stay on St. John and our first St. John day sail. We have always taken at least one day sail during each visit to the islands.
The Survivan is a very well equipped and modern boat. Jason was very knowledgeable and capable as captain.
When making the reservation for the trip I forgot to ask one question. That question being, do you live on the boat? If yes, I try to avoid the boat. What we have found is that when you are visiting the captain's home, the attitude is more that this is my residence as opposed to this is where I run my business. This trip was no exception.
When we arrived onboard something seemed to be wrong between Jason and Lou. There was a bit of tension in the air. In fact, Lou did not really interact with anyone until after the first snokel stop. This was also the first time we were offered anything to drink. After a quick sail to a calm area, lunch was served. Lunch was a large sub with several side salads. While we ate on deck Jason and Lou were doing dishes and other housekeeping activities downs stairs.
After lunch there was one more snorkel stop and a quick trip back to port.
Our experiences in have past have been on boats where you are offered breakfast and drinks as soon as you stepped onboard. The captain and mate are usually talkative beyond belief and willing to serve guest. Lunch varies in quality but is the time when the captain and crew bend over backwards to make sure you have what you need.
Jason and Lu were very nice. When prompted they would talk and knew some great details about St. John and St. Thomas. We have taken enough day sails to compare services and boats. The Survivan is not the worst boat we have spent a day sailing. It is however from the best. read more