Let's face it. The weather is sometimes against us. The good thing about the Virgin Islands is that we have a pretty constant breeze. This means that showers are isolated and tend to last from 5 to 15 minutes. Nothing serious. But occasionally a system stalls over the VIs and it just rains. Or sometimes strong winds whip the sea-state into something less than friendly.

Since your comfort and enjoyment are our primary concern, we don't want you to feel forced into something that may make you miserable.

Give us a call first, and we'll give your our opinion of what the day will be like. Rain or shine we'd love to show you a fantastic day. But the final decision will be yours. You won't be charged for last minute weather cancellations.

• Day trips leave at 9:00am
• Sunset Cruises leave an hour before sunset. About 5:00pm winter and 6:00pm summer. We'll let you know when you book.
• Star Cruises leave whenever you want up to 10:00pm. This is provided there are no conflicts with that day's Sunset Cruise.

• St Thomas: on the American Yacht Harbor Fuel Dock. ('A' Dock) 
• St John: on the National Park Dock. (finger pier)

Times can be changed to accommodate your schedule. For pickups at hotel waterfronts, see next question.

     We can arrange to meet you at the following Hotel Waterfronts: 

• Westin Resort, St John - on the dock
• Caneel Bay Resort, St John - on the dock
• Ritz-Carlton,  St Thomas - requires a dinghy ride from their beach staff
• Marriott Frenchman's Reef, St Thomas - on Frenchman's reef pier. There is a $3 per person charge for using their dock. (It's them, not us.)

For all other hotels and possible pickup locations, just ask. We'll let you know if we can do it or not.

      You should bring:

• Sunscreen
• Beach Towel
• Cheap Sunglasses 
• Money for lunch in the BVIs
• Your passport OR your original birth certificate and drivers license. (although the law was passed that you can only enter the BVIs with a passport, they have not started to enforce it, yet.)

Passports are only required for BVI trips. They are not needed on USVI Excursions, Sunset Cruises or Star Cruises.

Yes, you can. 

As of Jan 2007, US Citizens are required to use a passport for entering the BVIs. 

BUT 

They haven't started to enforce this yet. An original birth certificate and valid drivers license is still being accepted by the BVI Immigration as an alternative to a passport. The new US Passport Card is also accepted. 

This applies to US Citizens only!

What photos? 
Just kidding. Your underwater photos will be uploaded to our Google Picasa Website (http://picasaweb.google.com/BigBlueUSVI.com) and put in an Unlisted Album. (Usually within 24hrs of your trip.)

All you need is a 'Picasa Invitation Link' to see them. Send us an email with your booking name and date of your trip to photos@bigblue-usvi.com and we'll send you a link that will connect you with your photos.

And if you took some nice shots with your own cameras, we'd love for you to share them with us. Send them to: photos@bigblue-usvi.com  (reasonable size, please). 

Ah, yes. The paperwork. 
There are immigration cards, customs forms and things that need to be submitted electronically. Not to worry. We will take care of everything for you. You just need to give us the following information for each person on the trip.

1. Full name as it appears on passport or birth certificate
2. Date of Birth  (please use this format d month yy. Ex: 31 Dec 76)
3. State you were born in (Ex: MA TX CA NY . . .)
4. Passport  Number and Country of citizenship
5. Passport Place of Issue (Ex: D.O.S., N.P.C., Miami, New Orleans)
6. Passport Date of ISSUE (not expiration.  Ex: 11 Nov 03)
7. Home Address and Occupation (Can be given on the boat)