Family Vacations

Bitter End began as a family retreat and that tradition continues today. Designed specifically for families, the Admiral's Family Vacation Packages include the activities and amenities that appeal to both kids and adults and make the resort one of the best family vacation destinations in the world. And, during special weeks of the year, we offer expanded programs for both kids and adults!

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Would you like to introduce your younger kids to Bitter End? Right now, kids five and under can stay free at Bitter End!

Admirals Family Package

With activities that appeal to all ages and experience levels, and plenty of opportunity to refresh and rejuvenate throughout the week, the Admiral's Family Package makes a Caribbean family fun vacation easy to plan!

The Admiral’s Family Vacation includes:

• Accommodation for two adults and two children (ages 6-18) in two adjoining rooms—choose from Beachfront Villas, Premium Beachfront Villas or North Sound Suites
• Three meals daily
• Unlimited use of the Club’s fleet of boats, dinghies and daysailers
• Introduction to Sailing Course
• Fresh Water Pool
• Walking/Hiking Trails
• Monday Night Guest Cocktail Party
• Sunday Regatta and Party
• Day long bluewater excursions to sites such as Anegada, Norman Island, The Baths
• Snorkeling trips in and Around North Sound
• Sunset Sails
• Champagne Cruises
• Junior Watersports Program and Kids Camp

While you visit the spa, relax by the pool or pick up the basics of sailing in our Introduction to Sailing Course, your children can take part in our Junior Watersports Program or Kids Camp, learning to sail, snorkel or windsurf, or learn sand painting, join in on guided walks, or take part in storytelling, scavenger hunts and snorkeling trips.

In the evening, they can enjoy age-appropriate movies shown in the Sand Palace, our outdoor movie theater (the only one in the Virgin Islands!), while you enjoy dinner. Together, you can take a picnic lunch and explore the many small islands bordering North Sound. The possibilities are endless!

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Admiral's Virgin Island Cruise Package aboard Jet Stream

To add another dimension to your luxury family vacation, Bitter End has brought back a favorite vacation experience from the past-the Virgin Island Cruise Package!

Spend five nights and days at the resort and take advantage of the Admiral's Family Package amenities and activities listed above. Then enjoy the luxury of your own 45-foot Leopard for three nights, by setting off aboard Jet Stream, with a captain and chef included.  

Expert Captain Tim Schaaf will help you plan your sailing course aboard the luxury catamaran; First Mate and Chef Marsha McCoskrie will delight you with gourmet meals influenced by her international travels, and you and your kids will be entertained by the charming team this husband and wife make.

With a captain and first mate on board, your family can truly enjoy the experience of luxury living on a boat and exploring the corners of the British Virgin Islands together.

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Family Fun Weeks at Bitter End

For at least six weeks throughout the year (Spring Break weeks, Easter week, Thanksgiving and Holiday weeks), Bitter End offers an expanded holiday travel program for kids and families to learn to sail and have fun on the water, Caribbean-style. The Kids Camp Coordinator and Bitter End staff offer expert instruction on the finer points of boat and dinghy sailing, windsurfing, and the safe handling of boats. Each week's schedule includes instruction for the kids, fun activities such as tube riding and banana boating, family regattas and Beach Olympics for the whole family. All of these activities are included in the Admiral's Package pricing.

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Admiral's Thanksgiving Week Package

November 21-28, 2009

Thanksgiving Week is a family fun blowout! 

Not only can everyone in the family participate in the annual Turkey Day Regatta, aboard Hunter 216s or individually in the Lasers, but Hobie hosts a week of casual lessons and fun races aboard the infinitely family-friendly Hobie Waves and Getaways--called Hobie Wave Family Fun Week!

Of course, the week is not complete without turkey! Bitter End hosts a traditional Thanksgiving Day feast, -- the best party of the family holidays at home!

Less structured activities include tubing, keeboarding and Beach Olympics--flipper races, watermelon rugby, Caribbean log roll and more are also on tap!

All of the Thanksgiving Week classes, sailing sessions and activities are geared for the whole family, and included in the standard Family Admiral's Package pricing!

Here's a sample schedule of the Hobie Wave Family Fun Week:

Saturday, meet fellow racers during the Welcome Cruise of the Sound.

Sunday, practice technique during the afternoon Sunday Regatta, and win or lose, practice celebrating during the post regatta awards party and Skippers meeting

Monday and Tuesday, afternoon racing.

Wednesday is layday! Have fun!

Thursday is the big racing day! Long distance racing in the morning, kids-only racing in the afternoon

Friday, one more afternoon race will cap off the week, and awards will be doled out in the evening, followed by dinner.

Racing will be basic triangles and windward leewards, or a combination thereof.

We'll use the Sound Signal Starting System as it appears in the USSA book.

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