



Verified Wonderful trip to BVI with great crew!
Fourth time sailing the BVI on a chartered catamaran through Navigare. Awesome time! This time we were on the Michelle Ma Belle, 42' Fountaine Pajot. Good boat, no issues. Went with me and wife, plus four 19-20 year olds.Sales process: booked through Lisa Nichols. She is responsive and finds good boats for fair prices. Post-sales support: Avril Hypolite, office manager of the BVI base, is wonderful. Communicate with her via WhatsApp and she cares for every need, including assigning the crew (captain and chef) -- and these people are extremely important. She also helps with airport transfers, coordinating extra water toys, and pretty much anything else that might come up between time you rent boat and time you arrive.Captain: we had Captain Kevin Moses and he was absolutely awesome. He is expert with these boats and also experienced in the BVI. Beyond that - and perhaps more importantly - he is completely focused on ensuring his guests are happy. No matter what I would ask him, the answer was always "Yes, absolutely, this is your holiday, let's make it wonderful"....and then he would make it wonderful. I provided him a tentative desired itinerary, he read it and he make sure we got to all the spots that I wanted, while also giving me advice on other places. He also is a scuba dive master, which is added bonus for divers. He also is just a really wonderful, nice man to get to know. An example of how great he is: I asked him to bring us to a beautiful and calm bay/beach for water play time. He brought us to Long Bay (Tortola) -- and it is beautiful. We anchored and played in the water. Then after an hour, I decided the water was a little rougher than I desired. I knew that I was being a pain in the neck, but it was our second to last day of our trip, so I asked him (nicely) if we could move to another location....this was at 6 pm after we had settled in for the night. Capt Kevin replied with a smile, "Of course....this is your holiday....let's make it awesome." We motored to nearby Monkey Point which was better protected, and we proceeded to play in that spot for 24 hours. Other captains might have agreed to the move, but Capt Kevin did it with a smile and genuinely seemed to do whatever would make me happy. Another example: we had three days in a row of red flag days at The Baths, and we wanted to visit there (and not take a taxi there.) When we finally got a yellow flag day, Capt departed Cooper Island at 6:30 am, got us to the Baths at 7 am and got the first closest mooring ball, while we were still in bed. He knew we wanted to go there, so he went the extra mile to make it awesome. Chef: we had Chef Kevin Leslie and he also was excellent. Previously, he was a chef at Red Rock Restaurant on Tortola and he even won some top chef contests. His cooking was excellent and he was fun to be around....he has a fun "vibe" He took the time to communicate with me ahead of the trip so we could jointly agree on a general menu. I paid him for some extra time before the trip, and he did meal planning, all grocery shopping and provisioning of the boat. We had one person who doesn't eat meat, so he made an extra meal of buttered pasta at every dinner meal for her...and he did it with a big smile. He wasn't an expert Happy Hour Cocktail bartender before our trip, so he and I had a lot of fun together mixing drinks. He now is an expert at making Margaritas! :)This was my first time with Capt Kevin Moses and Chef Kevin Leslie, and I would absolutely use them both again. Most highly recommended!!! Pro tip: if you are flying onto Tortola, ask to be picked up at Trellis Bay instead of taxi ride to Nanny Cay...this saves you about half a day. Not every crew will agree, but our awesome crew did it with a smile. Other vendors: we used Island Sea and Surf (BVI Water Toys) for extra water toys. Nicoll is always helpful. We also used Land and Sea Power Services to rent underwater sea scooters -- these were super fun for all.Great places: the Baths never disappoint. The Indians were excellent snorkeling this time -- calmer water, sunshine and lots of fish. Cooper Island's bay once again had turtles and sting rays. Deadmans Bay (Peter Island) was beautiful and calm. Monkey Point was outstanding - stayed there for 24 hours just playing in the water.