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Ferry to Vieques
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Sujana (---.midsouth.biz.rr.com)
Date:   12-22-04 14:35

Hello, does the ferry run from Culebra to Vieques every afternoon? I have seen conflicting information on various websites about the days of the week and the times. And is it usually horribly crowded like the ferries from the mainland?

Thanks!

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Re: Ferry to Vieques
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: JoseGuzman (---.87.109.247.netdial.caribe.net)
Date:   12-22-04 15:15

This is not good for tourists, take a plane.
It only works on week days, and the timig is awfull.

Capt. J.Guzman
USCG 100GT

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Re: Ferry to Vieques
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Sandie (---.port.east.verizon.net)
Date:   12-23-04 21:34

Why is it not good for tourists? I realize it leaves Vieques @ 6AM and we plan to be on it. What's the deal? I'm not a high maintenance person who needs deluxe accomodations and surely don't plan to fly back and forth to get to these islands. My understanding is it only runs mid-week and once a day in each direction, mainly to convey workers from Vieques to Culebra.

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Re: Ferry to Vieques
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Sujana (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date:   12-24-04 09:42

Thank you for the advice, Sr. Guzman. I have not had any luck getting a flight though. The lady at Isla Nena told me that they don't have a pilot for the date I need and to try again later. I guess that's what "on demand" means! ;)

I don't mind taking the ferry if it is reliable so that I know I will have a way to get to Vieques on the date I wish to go. It seems that it only leaves once a day in the evening, so timing is not great, but I do not need to go round trip, just one way.

On another thought, are there private water taxis or guys with boats that I can bargain with to take passengers between the two islands?

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Re: Ferry to Vieques
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: David Magee (63.175.186.---)
Date:   12-24-04 11:48

The ferry is for the vieques workers coming to Culebra to work. If there's no workers they don't run the ferry. This past Monday they didn't have any workers so it didn't run. My wife planned on taking it, but had to fly. If it is a regular work week the ferry should run Mon, Wed, Friday from Vieques to Culebra in the morning and then Culebra to Vieques and back to Culebra in the afternoon. It doesn't run on time, because if some workers are late they wait for them. Tues and Thursday it comes from Vieques to Culebra in the morning and then goes to Fajardo and there's no ferry from Vieques to Culebra in the afternoon. It is only $40 to fly one way from Culebra to Fajardo to Vieques. You can also check with Vieques Air Link. They have flights on occasion direct to Vieques and vice versa, but not on a schedule. The last option is call Matt with Air Flamenco. We called him this past wed. because we needed to get from Vieques to Culebra. I ask if he was chartering anyone to vieques that day and he was. He charged us $150 from Vieques to Culebra because he was already there and culebra was not really out of the way back to san juan. He can take up to 5 people. It was cheaper and faster flying him that time than flying four people to fajardo and then to culebra. The final resort is ferry to fajardo and then to vieques. Sorry the answer were not more concrete, but thats the way things work down here.

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Re: Ferry to Vieques
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Author: Sujana (---.cable.mindspring.com)
Date:   12-24-04 13:22

Thanks for the additional info on the ferry. Sounds like we should not count on that route, so I took your advice and booked with VAL to fly back to Fajardo and then over to Vieques. Just FYI others reading, cost was $47 a person.

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