BVI National Park Fees and Mooring Passes: What Stormy Pirates Guests Need to Know

Planning to visit a National Park or use a National Park mooring ball during your BVI boat day? Here’s how Stormy Pirates handles the applicable park fees for scheduled trips and private charters.

This guidance covers National Park visits and National Park mooring use throughout the British Virgin Islands. The applicable fees depend on your planned stops and mooring use; there is not one entrance price that applies to every park.

Scheduled trips: National Park fees are included in the per person price.

On Stormy Pirates scheduled trips, National Park fees are included in the price of your trip. The applicable fees for the National Park visits and National Park mooring use on your scheduled itinerary are already covered.

Private charters: National Park fees are additional

On private charters, the applicable National Park fee is in addition to the BVI customs fees. We collect it only if your itinerary includes a visit to any BVI National Park or you are planning to use any National Park mooring balls.

If you are not planning a National Park visit or National Park mooring use, we will not collect a National Park fee.

Your captain will review the plan that morning

On the morning of your private charter, your captain will go over your planned itinerary with you. If your plans include a BVI National Park visit or National Park mooring use, the captain will explain and collect the applicable fees.

Let your captain know which stops you have in mind during this conversation so the park fees can be addressed before you head out.

Planning to use a mooring ball counts

You do not have to wait until the boat is tied to a National Park mooring ball for the fee to apply. If you are planning to use a National Park mooring ball, the applicable park pass must be paid for as part of your planned itinerary.

If you pay for the park pass and do not end up using a mooring ball, the fee is not refunded. Keep this in mind when reviewing your plans with the captain that morning.

What to budget for your BVI boat day

• Scheduled trips: National Park fees are included in your trip price.
• Private charters: Applicable National Park fees are additional to BVI customs fees and are collected only when you are visiting a National Park or planning to use National Park mooring balls.
• Unused passes: Paying for a park pass and then not using a mooring ball does not qualify for a refund.

A quick conversation with your captain that morning will help you understand the applicable park fees for your planned BVI itinerary.