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PERMABEAR Guest Comments
June 2024
Erin & Ed,
Thank you so much for making this trip amazing! I could go on and on about erin’s delish food! And a big thank you to Ed for dragging us around on all the water toys. This is a once-in-a-lifetime trip and ‘m so thankful for everything. I have memories I will cherish forever!
Thank you!
Candace❤️
June 2024
Ed & Erin far exceeded our expectation and helped make this a perfect family vacation. Ed is a very competent captain and gentleman that assisted our kids with all the water toys. Erin is simply as spectacular chef and has the ability to entertain as a class A professional. Her caring nature as a mom and Ed as dad was evident in their patience with our children. They are simply the best and cannot recommend them highly enough.
Sergio
July 2024
Thank you very much for an amazing vacation! It definitely exceeded our expectations. The boys did not want it to end. Every day was full of new adventures. The adults enjoyed it as much or more than the kids! Food every day was delicious and you both were always patient with all of us. We will always remember the Permabear Crew!
Fede, Alberto, Luciana, Enzo, Franco & Luas
PS:The BIG fish we catched will be imprinted in the boys memories forever! And we even got to watch our soccer team win the “Copa America”. Ramos Argentina!! Also AZ and PR!
July 2024
The week aboard the Permabear visiting the Eastern Caribbean islands was more than a vacation. It was a unique life experience. It was the time off I did not know I needed. Being able to rest, recharge, and reflect was priceless. I believe it should be in everybody's bucket list.
The charter started with a friendly welcome at noon on a Sunday at the Marina Yacht Heaven Grande in Saint Thomas, and it just got better with every passing day. Our initial idea to visit some of the best places in the Caribbean while living in a boat was elevated to an unforgettable vacation by a great boat captain (Ed) and superb chef (Erin), who treated us as like family.
While on board, were enjoyed fresh and delicious multi-course meals prepared daily by the chef, who would narrate how she prepared them. I believe was better than a restaurant.
Boat life was exceptional abord the Permabear, with every need cared for 24/7 by the experienced captain and his wife (the chef) in this friendly and relaxed environment, where we lived at own pace. Daily activities started or ended whenever we felt hungry or tired. We never felt hurried.
We spent the nights on board safely and comfortably in air-conditioned cabins at carefully selected bays by the captain to be protected from ocean winds and with minimal boat rocking from sea waves.
The breath of marine life in the reefs was spectacular, snorkeling at wrekeage of the RMS Rhone was almost unbelievable, visiting the beautiful natural salt water tidal pools at The Baths was awsome, dinner at the world famous (and newly renovated after hurricane Irma) Saba Rock restaurant was a worferful treat, and visiting the iconic Soggy Dollar bar and store at White bay beach in Jost van Dyke was picture-perfect.
By the end of the week you may want this to become your new home and life.
Thanks to Ed and Erin for a wonderful week aboard the Permabear. You took time to share bits of your life with us and taught us a lot about this part of the world.
We return home with great memories from this vacation wishing to return and have this much fun again.
Federico
December 2024
Permabear is a large sailing catamaran and there was plenty of room for my myself and my five guests along with the two crew. The yacht was spotless and always kept very clean. The crew is amazing. This is the second time we sailed with them in two years and we already knew they were family. It was like a family reunion with the crew, we all love them, and they took great care of us. All the food tasted great and was presented very well. We had a couple of special requests that were accommodated without question and we were all extremely pleased, satisfied and stuffed.
The yacht and crew are first class all the way. If you want to be pampered well, on a comfortable, almost new yacht, Permabear and the Irwins are for you. he areas we cruised in were great and the special places that Captain Ed took us to were amazing.
Every day the destinations were beautiful. The snorkeling was always amazing and we had an opportunity to snorkel at least once every day. I had quite a bit of input in choosing our destinations every day, and it was not a scripted destination vacation.
Every minute of every day was a highlight. It’s difficult to say which one was better than the other, but we visited some amazing places. We sailed every day and most days did not wind up getting off on an island and that was my choice. We stayed on the boat and sailed every day. That was incredible and breathtaking! I expressed an interest throughout the trip in sailing. I probably asked hundreds of questions and I’m sure that would have driven many crews nuts! At one of our destinations, Chef Erin And Captain Ed presented me with a very special gift, the opportunity to sail in a small Hobie Cat and give me my first sailing lesson. Chef Erin was my teacher, she is a very skilled, accomplished sailor who grew up sailing, and it was an absolutely amazing and wonderful experience. I’m truly grateful for the interest they took in my endless questions about sailing throughout the week. Thank you!!! My wife and our 4 guests absolutely loved every day and every destination of our vacation.
Shawn
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