The Moorings
Road Town - Tortola - British Virgin Islands
No. of Boats: 419
Monohulls: 259
Multihulls: 160
Website: www.moorings.com
Phone: 727-535-1446
Email: yacht@moorings.com
Monohulls: 259
Multihulls: 160
Website: www.moorings.com
Phone: 727-535-1446
Email: yacht@moorings.com
The Moorings Location
Total of 6 reviews
Rating
8
Submission date:
12/31/06 | Charter
date: April 2003
Submitted by: Anna | From: United Kingdom
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 41 - 50
Submitted by: Anna | From: United Kingdom
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 41 - 50
Consistent
I have chartered in the BVI with the Moorings a few times. They have always met my expectations for service quality, and for the most part the boats have been maintained well (I had one engine problem, but they came and fixed it promptly). Importantly, whenever I have raised issues they were dealt with cheerfully. Moorings is a pretty hassle free experience.
Rating
10
Submission date:
12/31/06 | Charter
date: May 2003
Submitted by: Dave | From: United States
Type of sailor: Ancient Mariner (5+ years) | Age: 41 - 50
Submitted by: Dave | From: United States
Type of sailor: Ancient Mariner (5+ years) | Age: 41 - 50
Excellent charter
Outstanding service, well-kept boat.
Rating
8
Submission date:
4/30/07 | Charter
date: March 2006
Submitted by: John | From: United States
Type of sailor: Novice skipper (0-1 years) | Age: 51 - 60
Submitted by: John | From: United States
Type of sailor: Novice skipper (0-1 years) | Age: 51 - 60
One problem, but great otherwise
Had a really great week. Four of us (to couples) on a Moorings 3800, which was plenty of room for us and not too big for our first charter.
The company was great, had a problem with a toilet valve that busted, but they repaired it on the water with very short lead time and brought some extra linens to boot.
The boat was great - other than the above problem it was maintained and certainly comfortable.
Was my first time in a catamaran. Was less sailboat-like than the monos I had been on before but the stability and room more than make up for it. Can't wait to do it over, will probably go with just my wife on a small monohull.
The company was great, had a problem with a toilet valve that busted, but they repaired it on the water with very short lead time and brought some extra linens to boot.
The boat was great - other than the above problem it was maintained and certainly comfortable.
Was my first time in a catamaran. Was less sailboat-like than the monos I had been on before but the stability and room more than make up for it. Can't wait to do it over, will probably go with just my wife on a small monohull.
Rating
8
Submission date:
2/4/07 | Charter
date: September 2006
Submitted by: A user | From: United Kingdom
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 31 - 40
Submitted by: A user | From: United Kingdom
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 31 - 40
Good company
I've chartered with the Moorings in Tortola, St. Maarten and Mexico and have been pretty pleased in all respects. The Tortola base is huge and run professionally.
Boats were clean, fairly new and in good shape, other boats in my group had problems with their boat and the on the water repair service was fast.
One word to the wise: take the light provisioning option. They overprovision and we wound up throwing a bunch of food away. We ate ashore a few times (most people do), and there is a grocery store a short cab ride away.
Boats were clean, fairly new and in good shape, other boats in my group had problems with their boat and the on the water repair service was fast.
One word to the wise: take the light provisioning option. They overprovision and we wound up throwing a bunch of food away. We ate ashore a few times (most people do), and there is a grocery store a short cab ride away.
Rating
4
Submission date:
2/5/07 | Charter
date: December 2005
Submitted by: Steve | From: United Kingdom
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 51 - 60
Submitted by: Steve | From: United Kingdom
Type of sailor: Experienced skipper (1-5 years) | Age: 51 - 60
Not worth top dollar
I was disappointed with my trip a couple of years ago and have decided to go elsewhere since. I paid up for Moorings because of what I heard from others, i.e., new boats, good service, etc. The engine broke down twice, despite that the boat was fairly new. They came and fixed it within a couple of hours both times, but I figure with a fairly new boat if it had been maintained / fixed properly this should not have happened. They also did not offer me a credit at the end. Not good.
Rating
1
Submission date:
4/28/08 | Charter
date: November 2007
Submitted by: Les | From: United States
Type of sailor: Ancient Mariner (5+ years) | Age: 51 - 60
Submitted by: Les | From: United States
Type of sailor: Ancient Mariner (5+ years) | Age: 51 - 60
Absolute armpit
Broken worn out boat, only thing that worked was it didn't sink. After three days boat was still not functiional. Charged $600 extra to spend first night on boat. Staff was incredibly lazy and totally incompetent. Example, took 24 hours to repair dinghy motor when tiller handle fell off, and I was in the Moorings maintenance bay. Toilet leaked from holding tank, windlass and dinghy davits were not working. Offered a $410 credit towards next charter (not in this lifetime). Best scenario, hurricane comes through and wipes out Mooring and Footlloose (all the same). BVI, miserable African poverty at European prices. Go to Florida for less hassle, half the price and a vastly superior experience.