Baths - easiest way to get there

[sportschicfla]

I will be on the Epic next week and wanted to go back to the Baths.  There will be a small group of us, probably 4.  What is the easiest way for us to get there and back and avoid the ship crowd?

[blue_water]

Port times and day of the week? Thanks...

[sportschicfla]

14 hours ago, sportschicfla said:

I will be on the Epic next week and wanted to go back to the Baths.  There will be a small group of us, probably 4.  What is the easiest way for us to get there and back and avoid the ship crowd?  We will be there on a Friday.

 

[blue_water]

I’ll look for your port times later, my recollection is Epic is in port a short time...

[itsanita]

I'm curious as well.  We are in port from 8am to 6p, on a Wednesday in February.   There are 6 of us, all adults.  

[blue_water]

The thread title asks the question - what is the easiest way to get to the Baths? The qualifier, or additional requirement of avoiding the crowd obviously goes against the first.

 

sportschicfla - Your Epic (4,200 pax) is in port with 3 - 4 other ships, but they are all very small and are at different ports (Sopers Hope - West End, Norman Island, Spanishtown, Virgin Gorda, and at the cruise pier with you. So with your ship in port you will be the crowd the others are trying to avoid. Having said that, from what I can see in the schedules you are in port from 8 - 5? So enough time to go on your own and try to avoid the biggest crowd.

 

And Anita, you have ample time to take the ferry on your own and work with a driver there who can help you to avoid the biggest crowds at the Bath. There are several threads with suggestions on this if you want to use the Search function. But you can either rent a car on VG, or just ask a driver to take you to different spots like Savannah Bay, Spring Bay and Spanishtown, and drop you at the Baths when he/she knows the biggest crowd has headed back to the ferry. Drivers are waiting at the ferry dock when you arrive. 
 

Check the current ferry schedules, you can sometimes mix two different ferries and maximize your time on VG. For example Speedy’s offered different departure and return times than Smith’s, and you paid just $10pp m ore for that experience. But do check to see if these are still current, another ferry service may also be available. Changes may have been made since Irma. You can inquire at the ferry terminal...

 

If you want a power or sailing catamaran experience there are excellent independent operators like Patouche, as well as private charters like Ocean Magic.