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(@juanitodelgrande)
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Where are the glassbottom boat charters, any island???

 
Posted : September 27, 2011 8:11 pm
(@juanitodelgrande)
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Apparently there are none... Let me know if that's wrong.

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 1:34 pm
(@rockydock)
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The only one that I'm aware of recently is the Kon Tikie Party Barge that hauled Cruise passengers on a three hour trip for twenty some years. For the past four years it has been out of service under going major repairs to gain recertification by the Coast Guard. It has been used for several private functions in the past six months with the rumor that it will be returning on-line soon. Perhaps you can be one of the first on board to get your party on, get loopie with 151 Rum Punch and have the time of your life that you will only be able to remember from the photos taken by others.

Rocky Dock
Water Island

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 2:32 pm
 Ric
(@ric)
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It's a little impatient to post at 8 am and expect answers by 1:30.

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 3:37 pm
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Ric wrote:
It's a little impatient to post at 8 am and expect answers by 1:30.

He didn't post again until the next day, but not the answer he wanted anyway! juanitodelgrande, you can go snorkeling right off shore at many beaches here and see tons of underwater life, if that helps!

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 4:00 pm
(@future-islander)
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Isn't there a glass bottom boat at Coral World?

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 4:14 pm
 Pia
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There is a new one on St John but I have yet to see it go out on any tours - I did speak to the representative to try to get details, pricing, age of children, times, minimum numbers, what is included, length of trip etc and they couldn't answer any of my questions

Pia

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 5:13 pm
 Ric
(@ric)
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I apologize to OP. Sorry I missed that.

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 5:23 pm
(@stt-resident)
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Pia wrote:
There is a new one on St John but I have yet to see it go out on any tours - I did speak to the representative to try to get details, pricing, age of children, times, minimum numbers, what is included, length of trip etc and they couldn't answer any of my questions

Pia

Well that sounds promising! 😀

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 5:53 pm
(@stt-resident)
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Aha, now I see that the OP is hoping to bring a boat here to operate a glass-bottom boat operation! Good luck but do be sure to thoroughly research your market as operating a business here is not for the faint of heart and many a newbie boat operator has had his dreams dashed on a reef before his hull is hardly damp!

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 6:28 pm
(@exit-zero)
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The Reefs of Reality more so than a coral reef!

 
Posted : September 28, 2011 10:30 pm
(@pamela)
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A "friend" told me the other day Kon Tiki has been re-certified by the USCG.

Pamela

 
Posted : September 29, 2011 10:24 am
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I understand she's already made a few private party trips. I have some hilarious memories of her from the mid 80s and 90s! 😉

 
Posted : September 29, 2011 10:30 am
(@pamela)
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But I've been on the Kon Tiki in the 90's and I say if you remember it you were not REALLY there!

 
Posted : September 29, 2011 9:13 pm

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