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The Virgins Passage
03 · Virgins · 7 nights

The Virgins Passage

Protected waters, iconic anchorages, no passports between islands. The most-requested itinerary for good reason — there isn't a bad day anywhere.

Best season · November – June

The Chart
  1. 01Tortola
  2. 02Jost Van Dyke
  3. 03Norman Island
  4. 04Virgin Gorda
  5. 05Anegada
  6. 06St John
Signature Moments
  • The Baths on Virgin Gorda — granite boulders the size of cathedrals
  • Soggy Dollar Bar, Jost Van Dyke
  • Anegada spiny-lobster lunch on the beach
  • Willy T floating bar off Norman Island
Day by Day
  1. 01
    Nanny Cay, Tortola

    Embark · Tortola

    Morning
    Met at Beef Island (EIS). Tender aboard by 1500.
    Afternoon
    Safety brief, welcome drinks on the flybridge, swim stop.
    Evening
    Dinner aboard at Nanny Cay — crew ease you into the rhythm.
  2. 02
    The Bight, Norman Island

    Norman Island · The Bight

    Morning
    Snorkel the Indians — four basalt pinnacles teeming with sergeant majors.
    Afternoon
    Seabobs into the Caves at Treasure Point (Robert Louis Stevenson's inspiration).
    Evening
    Dinner aboard; after-drinks at the Willy T floating bar.
  3. 03
    Deadman's Bay, Peter Island

    Peter Island · Dead Chest

    Morning
    Short hop east. Beach day at Deadman's — one of the best in the BVI.
    Afternoon
    Private jetski run around Peter Island; snorkel Carrot Rock. Chef prepares a lobster picnic on the sand.
    Evening
    Sunset aboard; Chef's seven-course tasting.
  4. 04
    Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda

    Virgin Gorda · The Baths

    Morning
    Tender to the Baths for an early entry before the ferries arrive — crawl through the granite grottos.
    Afternoon
    Lunch at The Rock Café. Afternoon at Savannah Bay, empty white-sand arc.
    Evening
    Dinner at Bitter End Yacht Club (rebuilt, open again since 2022).
  5. 05
    Setting Point, Anegada

    Anegada · Lobster Day

    Morning
    2-hour passage north. Anegada is flat, reef-ringed, coral atoll — unlike anywhere else in the BVI.
    Afternoon
    Beach day at Loblolly. Flamingos in the salt ponds if you've got binoculars.
    Evening
    Lobster dinner at Big Bamboo on Loblolly — picnic tables on sand, paper napkins, the best grilled spiny lobster of your life.
  6. 06
    White Bay, Jost Van Dyke

    Jost Van Dyke · White Bay

    Morning
    3-hour leg west. Arrive into White Bay by late morning.
    Afternoon
    Swim ashore for a painkiller at Soggy Dollar Bar — invented here.
    Evening
    Dinner at Foxy's (Great Harbour, next bay). Foxy plays calypso if he's home.
  7. 07
    Cruz Bay, St John

    Cruz Bay, St John · Disembark

    Morning
    Hop to St John (USVI). Clear in at Cruz Bay.
    Afternoon
    Trunk Bay or Maho Bay for a final swim — Virgin Islands National Park.
    Evening
    Transfer to STT (Cyril E. King) by 1500 ferry.
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