We had a great time on Oceana. We had amazing weather, and the boat was phenomenal.
We took six of our closest friends and the layout of the boat and rooms were amazing. We especially liked that the dining area could be closed and covered, but also opened up. It made the boat feel much larger than it was. We also really appreciated the front area that didn’t have a net but rather more lounge area to hang out on. 
Our crew Gavin and Dani were absolutely phenomenal. I’m sure most cruises down there are amazing but these guys definitely went the extra mile. We were celebrating my 40th birthday and they made all of us feel like close friends.
Our group has spent plenty of time on boats in the past, but having a crewed charter is definitely the way to go. They did a great job staying ahead of a 40 catamaran flotilla to help us avoid the crowds. No worrying about finding mooring balls. The service and food were absolutely top-notch, even for us as foodies. 
We are definitely going to keep this on a short list of vacations for future years.

Captain Gavin & Chef Dani
Our group of 2 couples spent four incredible days and nights aboard a 48-ft Bali catamaran (4 Queen beds - we only used 3), and the experience was elevated beyond anything we expected by our phenomenal crew. Captain Gavin navigated us expertly across the BVIs — hitting great spots starting on Norman Island to Virgin Gorda to Jost Van Dyke and sites along the way — always keeping us safe, on schedule, and somehow also entertaining. He balanced adventure and leisure perfectly, knew exactly when to push forward and when to linger. Whenever meal times came around we were greeted with beautiful tablescapes and our drink of choice fast to follow taking a seat. Chef Dani is simply in a league of her own. Every meal — from duck confit eggs Benedict at breakfast, to short ribs over truffle risotto at dinner, to chocolate lava cake and lemon meringue tarts for dessert — was plated beautifully and tasted even better. She also baked a red velvet birthday cake for two of us celebrating milestone birthdays. Together, Gavin and Dani created an atmosphere that felt like a five-star resort on the open water.

Dani & Gavin! 7/11-7/18/26

Thank you so much for your planning, humor, kindness and FANTASTIC FOOD! Some of our highlights:

7/11 Snorkelling with amazing Blue tang & huge hermit crabs

7/12 Cave snorkelling. Beautiful jellies

Nanny Cay and Turtle Cove

Turtles!!! Rays jumping and our under the sea theme night. Thanks for the great MCing and Strobe lights! Great music and fun intros.

7/13 Virgin Gorda & Trunk Bay

So many birds! Sweet Ice Willie took us to the amazing baths & caves. Crazy haze caused by sand storms in the Sahara made for beautiful sunset!

7/14 Anegada! Fun trip in open air truck. Saw Iguana sanctuary. Greater flamingos fly overhead and watched world cup at Tipsys.

7/15 Saba Rock. So many cool birds! Tim almost got the hole in 1 (Kuda)

Love the Rum Runner drinks. Congrats to Drake & Sandy!

Watched England vs Argentina! Sorry England.

British Invasion night

So surprised at Captain Underpants! Love the Speedo Gavin!

7/16 Bitter End & Jost van dyke. Necker Island was so awesome. Love the baby kangaroos, lemurs and Brutus the tortoise! Feeding the flamingos was off the charts!

7/17 Last day...

But so awesome. Rays snorkelling at Diamond Cay so many different fish!

Too many great memories but will never forget the Oceana feeling which is only here because of you both.

Thank you for forever good vibes

7/11 - 7/18/2026

Dani + Gavin -

Thank you so much for your Kindness, humor, Knowledge, Professionalism and attention to detail. You made an amazing trip absolutely perfect! There is so much from this week that we will never forget: the food, smooth sailing, Taylor Swift Hour, snorkeling and Sea Turtles and so much more. Enjoy the rest of your season. We hope to see you again!

Sue + Tim O'Donnell

OMG! What an amazing week!

AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE!

Thank you for your hard work, organization, friendly attitude + positive vibes. Its not often my sisters + I can get together & we treasure every minute. You made it special. Thanks also for the birds - even the pearly eyed thrasher who visited at "Turtle Cove". Here's to a summer of smooth sailing.

Warmest regards,

Joan Tell