Captain

Hi y’all! This will be a lengthy but hopefully very helpful review while you’re researching Voyage Charters.

We met Captain Gavin on a previous catamaran trip we took with a big group.

While he wasn’t assigned to our specific catamaran, he gladly shared his vast knowledge of fishing and his expansive personal equipment with my husband who is an avid fisherman.

When we booked again with Voyage Charters for a much smaller, single catamaran trip celebrating 50th birthdays, we were ecstatic to find out he would finally be our Captain!

COVID postponed a lot of trips, including ours but it gave us over one more full year to anticipate our great adventure… and boy, did Captain Gavin and his wonderful wife, Nicola - our chef and first mate - deliver the experience of a lifetime!

We sprung a surprise wedding on Gavin and Nicola just a few weeks before our trip and COVID once again proved problematic in finding a place to have a small ceremony on any of the islands. I was preparing myself for the possibility of not being able to get married, but then came sweet Nicola to the rescue! Along with her already extensive duties, she became the best wedding planner I could have ever dreamed of! She also stepped in as a bridesmaid of sorts and by the end of the trip definitely became someone I can easily call a friend 🙂

From the moment we stepped on the boat, we felt welcomed and “at home”.

Gavin knew of my husband’s love of fishing and provided even more expertise than we could have imagined. This resulted in multiple successful fishing rides in the dingy- catching huge Barracuda, Bonita, Snapper- and ultimately culminated in catching (and releasing) an 8ft nurse shark on the back of our boat! Gavin happily shared as much of the ocean with us as possible and even dove down to retrieve a hermit crab in a conch shell!

We had 6 children with us - ranging in ages from 6-17 and they were THE BEST with all of them. Nicola came prepared with tons of enjoyable snacks and neither one ever seemed bothered by the million questions our kids had daily.

Multiple afternoons, my friend and I requested Nicola’s famous Banana Whackers and she dropped whatever she was doing to accommodate our silly request. Gavin also added to the drink mix by serving up delicious Pain Killers almost daily!

In addition to her outstanding bartending skills, Nicola catered to some very specific food requests and prepared absolutely divine meals. Our table was always beautifully set and was one of my favorite places for our group to gather.

Feeling at home was the theme of our excursion. We truly became family as they shared an intimate week and wedding with us. We danced to our boat’s theme song together (Summer Breeze!) laughed, and had countless meaningful conversations. Captain Gavin and Nicola went above and beyond to give us the best experience possible and are truly two of the most amazing people we’ve been blessed to meet!

We would book again with Voyage and request them in a heartbeat. My husband named them “The Dream Team”!

Matt is the BEST captain. We have used him before and were super happy and after requesting him for this trip I’m not sure we could ever go with another captain. He truly is the best, goes above and beyond to make sure he is not only doing everything right, but at the same time making sure we are happy! He is wonderful!!

I cannot sing Shawn Paulus praises enough!! She helped with the planning and the never before chartered waters of helping us with all of the new covid requirements, answered ALL of our emails so Kindly and patiently and helped us along the way as situations arose, She has always gone above and beyond for us.

We had our 4th trip with Voyage yachts over Christmas week 2019 with our family and another family - 2 couples and 5 kids in their teens and early 20s. What made this trip so special was being with our friends and their family, of course, but also hiring Captain Blade Goodall and Chef Nicky Pascale. In our past trips we have always been just a bareboat trip - but this time we had the captain and chef... and we are never going to sail without them again!

We really can’t say enough about Captain Blade. Professional, knowledgeable, exceptionally warm and friendly, easy going, fun - he truly became part of our family. And Chef Nicky was irreplaceable. We put her fully in-charge and she made the magic happen. Breakfasts, lunches, happy hours, dinners... all spectacular. We had some of our best meals ever! Release yourselves from galley duty and hire Nicky!

If you’ve thought that a captain and chef might change the vibe on the boat in a negative way... think again! They were additive to the whole experience in so many wonderful ways.

And Voyage does it again! We’ve been so impressed with the entire experience. It’s personal, caring, professional, friendly - could not be better.

This was our first trip back to the BVI post-Irma. The BVI is truly back! The islands are cleaned up, restaurants are back better-than-ever, Soper’s Hole is delightful. Yes, you should book the trip!

And we have booked our 5th trip at the end of 2020 on the new Voyage ‘59. We can’t wait!

What an amazing trip!! With Blade and Clare it would be impossible to not have a wonderful time! Two very friendly and knowledgeable people that go out of their way to make sure you're having a good time! There was a group of eight of us and they did great at catering to each of our needs. Clare cooked all the meals and her food was way better than any restaurant that we went to, some of the freshest, most delicious food I have had in a long time! This is a trip of a lifetime and this company knows how to take care of their guests! Especially Blade and Clare, they rock and we will definitely be coming back and requesting them!!

We went on a birthday celebration trip with 6 people for a week with Captain Gavin and Chef Kenetha and we couldn’t have imagined how amazing this was going to be. On top of seeing the most beautiful landscapes, we felt like kings thanks to the both of them. My husband and I are vegan and we were not prepared for the vegan feast Kenetha had in store for us! She baked bread for. every. meal! ❤️❤️❤️ She cooked an amazing Thanksgiving meal and we did not feel left out one second (as vegans), but how special this felt to celebrate this as a family with such a nice crew. She was super careful about the preparation of the food and would make sure we would be able to eat the things she made for us. Her laugh is contagious and I have to say she gives the best hugs. Captain Gavin took us to the best spots and made sure we were safe at all time. We snorkeled, we did some wake-boarding, we went to the most fun parts of the BVI... what an incredible trip! They both went the extra mile at all time. We highly recommend booking with them if you ever want to visit the beautiful British Virgin Islands and not worry about a thing. #vegancharter #veganyacht #veganvacation

I write this review as we are sitting in Soper’s hole about to have our last breakfast from our incredible chef Kenetha! This trip has been absolutely incredible and Captain Gavin and Chef Kenetha made sure we had absolutely everything we needed (including loads of laughs!). Captain Gavin took us to all the perfect spots, showed us the best snorkling, and even helped me catch my first fish! Chef Kenetha made the most perfect meals every night (that fit any and all dietary restrictions) and will have us dreaming about her coconut chicken and chocolate chip cookies for weeks to come! We could not have asked for a better trip! Thank you Captain Gavin and Chef Kenetha!

We chartered the Ottertude for a week in August 2016 and it was the most amazing experience! Gavin was our Captain and he was wonderful! His level of expertise made it worry free, fun and relaxing. I loved that he would answer any and all of my questions... (even the silly ones and there were a quite a few) as well as tell us about the history of some of the islands. He planned a great days of snorkeling, sailing and island exploring so everyday was wonderful. I hope to return next year and will request Gavin for I want my husband to have the same level of professionalism and experience that Gavin brings. I will continue to share my amazing experience with all of my family and friends for as long as they will tolerate it. Thank you Voyage Charters! Sandra McClane