burm Posted February 26, 2010 #1 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Is $120 a reasonable price to pay for 4 people to water taxi back from Jalousie to ship? Is it worth it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginiatechmom Posted February 26, 2010 #2 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I am not sure if it is reasonable or not, but that is the amount I was quoted by Frank (Frank's Taxi) for an upcoming trip in May. We are zip lining and then going to Jalousie. There are 3 of us (myself, daughter and her BF) and since I am paying for all of us, I decided we would skip the water taxi back since the rest of the day is going to be costly. However, I read somewhere recently that Jalousie is now charging $50pp for an entrance fee?? I haven't contacted Frank yet to confirm this, but if it is true, I really don't know what we will end up doing. How are you getting to Jalousie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burm Posted February 26, 2010 Author #3 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I am not sure if it is reasonable or not, but that is the amount I was quoted by Frank (Frank's Taxi) for an upcoming trip in May. We are zip lining and then going to Jalousie. There are 3 of us (myself, daughter and her BF) and since I am paying for all of us, I decided we would skip the water taxi back since the rest of the day is going to be costly. However, I read somewhere recently that Jalousie is now charging $50pp for an entrance fee?? I haven't contacted Frank yet to confirm this, but if it is true, I really don't know what we will end up doing. How are you getting to Jalousie? We will be touring with Spencer. The following is from his email: "the tour is about 6 hours in all and will cost $65.00 US per person inclusive of the entry fee to the sites which will amount to $10.00 per person which I will be handling." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobecool Posted March 5, 2010 #4 Share Posted March 5, 2010 We will be touring with Spencer. The following is from his email: "the tour is about 6 hours in all and will cost $65.00 US per person inclusive of the entry fee to the sites which will amount to $10.00 per person which I will be handling." Did you also book the water taxi from Jealousie to ship? If so, how much is it? 65.00 includig the water taxi from the shore to Jealousie Island? How much is this part? If you don't mind, please let us know. we are thinking to book with spencer. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burm Posted March 5, 2010 Author #5 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Did you also book the water taxi from Jealousie to ship? If so, how much is it? 65.00 includig the water taxi from the shore to Jealousie Island? How much is this part? If you don't mind, please let us know. we are thinking to book with spencer. thanks The cost of Spencer's tour is $65 pp, including entry fees to sites but the water taxi will cost $120 extra for the 4 of us. (Or $120 for only 2 persons as well). Spencer says he will stay with us all the time we are at Jalousie, see that we make it safely to the water taxi, then will communicate with the taxi driver via radio to ensure that we make it safetly back to the ship. That was the clincher for us, so we have booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunseeker09 Posted March 6, 2010 #6 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I guess Spencer knows a guy with a boat to take you, as I couldn't find any sort of public water taxi. I assume your ship will be in Castries? We did a cat cruise to the Pitons and it took us about an hour and a half (motoring) to get to Soufriere, which isn't as far as Jalousie. (4 hour trip with half hour snorkel and short cruise into Marigot Bay) So depending on the size/speed of your boat, do expect to be on the water for about that time to get back on the ship. Hopefully it's not one of those little wooden boats they use as the water taxi from Soufriere to Jalousie, as I think that wouldn't be very comfortable and could take a long time. We passed several of these types of boats. Just be sure to leave the beach in plenty of time. Going by water won't save you time I think, but it is a pretty view of the island from the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobecool Posted March 6, 2010 #7 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I guess Spencer knows a guy with a boat to take you, as I couldn't find any sort of public water taxi. I assume your ship will be in Castries? We did a cat cruise to the Pitons and it took us about an hour and a half (motoring) to get to Soufriere, which isn't as far as Jalousie. (4 hour trip with half hour snorkel and short cruise into Marigot Bay) So depending on the size/speed of your boat, do expect to be on the water for about that time to get back on the ship. Hopefully it's not one of those little wooden boats they use as the water taxi from Soufriere to Jalousie, as I think that wouldn't be very comfortable and could take a long time. We passed several of these types of boats. Just be sure to leave the beach in plenty of time. Going by water won't save you time I think, but it is a pretty view of the island from the water. Got you. We'll contact Spencer then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will work to cruise Posted March 6, 2010 #8 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I've been in contact with Spencer over the past couple of days concerning the water taxi. He quoted me $30 per person for 5 of us. He said the drive back to the pier would be 1.5 hours and the water taxi would be 30 -40 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burm Posted March 7, 2010 Author #9 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I've been in contact with Spencer over the past couple of days concerning the water taxi. He quoted me $30 per person for 5 of us. He said the drive back to the pier would be 1.5 hours and the water taxi would be 30 -40 minutes. I too was told that the water taxi from Jalousie would give approx 45 extra minutes at the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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