By Boat & Ferry in St. Martin and St. Maarten

By Boat & Ferry

The Voyager II offers daily service from Marigot to St. Barths Tuesday through Saturday. The cost for the 75-minute ride is EUR 52 if the return is the same day or EUR 71 if it's on a different day. The price includes an open bar, snacks, and port fees; children under 12 travel for about half price. It takes about 30 to 40 minutes to get to St. Barths on the new Rapid Explorer, a high-speed catamaran, which departs from the Chesterfield Marina (EUR 89 round-trip). High-speed passenger ferries Edge I and Edge II motor from Simpson Bay's Pelican Marina to Saba on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday in just an hour ($65 round-trip) and to St. Barths on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday in 45 minutes ($55 round-trip, plus $7 port fee). The trips depart at 9 and return by 5 the same day. The Link ferries make the 20-minute trip between the Marigot piers, on the Marigot waterfront, and Blowing Point, on Anguilla, departing and returning every half hour from 8 AM until 7 PM daily. The fare is $10 one way plus $3 departure tax, or $26 round-trip.

Information

Edge I and Edge II (599/544-2640). Link Ferries (264/497-2231 or 264/497-3290. www.link.ai). Rapid Explorer (590/27-60-33. www.sbhonline.com/Rapid_Explorer.htm). Voyager II (590/87-10-68. www.voyager-st-barths.com).