Journal · 23 September 2026
Same islands. Two different weeks. One of them is already gone most years.
Holiday weeks on the water are not “winter, but festive.” They are their own market. Crewed weeks in the Virgins work the same way every September: New Year goes first, Christmas still has air, both cost like peak.
That is industry colour, not our booking log. We will only hold a week we can actually release.
Guests want a night under the fireworks and a first-morning swim that feels like a new year. So does everyone else. Yachts that work Christmas-to-New-Year as a block are often already spoken for by late summer. If those dates are non-negotiable, inquire now, not after Thanksgiving.
Same weather pattern. Same short hops. Usually a quieter field than the week that follows. Families who have done both often prefer this one: presents on deck, The Baths before the holiday day boats, early nights. It still is not a May week. It is simply the holiday week that is not a nightclub.
Exact sleep-aboard dates, not “the holidays.” Who flies EIS and who comes via St. Thomas. Whether you will take 22–26 December if 26 December–2 January is gone. Diet and a chef, or captain-only and a provision list. We will not invent a hull to win the email.