Because of the effort you (as the cruise leader) are putting forth, you and your club will be rewarded by receiving a discounted dockage rate of $1.90 per foot each night. This rate includes cable TV, electricity, water, $3.00 per person round-trip passage on the Pirate’s Taxi ferry to Rum Bay Restaurant and liberty on the private beach.
PRE-ARRIVAL:
1. As the designated cruise leader, you will be the only person contacting the dockmasters at Palm Island Marina. Any additions, cancellations, changes, or questions will be directed through you. Under no circumstances should your cruise members phone the Palm Island Marina dockmasters directly. Simply put, we do this to protect the integrity of your club—if your members start calling us and changing your plans, you will lose control of your cruise.
2. Reservations for each member will be processed from the information provided on the attached “Cruise Club Information Sheet”. It is the cruise leader’s responsibility to provide accurate and legible information on this form and return it to Palm Island Marina by mail or fax using the contact information provided below. Please use our “Cruise Club Information Sheet” and do not provide us with any substitutes.
3. Each member of your club will be required to provide a deposit for one night’s stay. This deposit will be in the form of a credit card charge and the credit card number is to be provided on the “Cruise Club Information Sheet”. Slips will not be confirmed until a deposit is received, and you, as the leader, are responsible for attaining the deposit information to pass on to Palm Island Marina. Any boat not confirming their slip with a credit card, will not be guaranteed of a slip upon their arrival.
4. The “Cruise Club Information Sheet” needs to be completed in its entirety. Please do not leave any fields blank on this form. All information is important to us in order to process your reservation, assign each boat to an appropriate slip, and make each boat’s check-in process as quick as possible.
5. We require a one night’s stay deposit on credit card to lock and guarantee each of the slips for you and your members. We have a 24-hour cancellation policy should something prevent you or your members from visiting. Palm Island Marina needs to be informed of any reservation cancellations by the cruise leader at least 24 hours prior to the morning of your arrival. Credit card deposits will be fully refunded with a 24-hour notice of cancellation. Lack of cancellation notification will result in a forfeit of deposit.
6. Please be sure to put any special requests (starboard/port side to the dock, handicapped access, etc.) a boat has on the “Cruise Club Information Sheet”. Slip assignments are made prior to your arrival, and if we are unaware of special requests then your cruise members may be disappointed with their assigned slips.
Arriving at Palm Island Marina:
1. We monitor channel 16 on the VHF. Upon your approach to the marina, please hail Palm Island Marina on channel 16. We will switch you off to our normal working channel of 14. If your cruise club is currently monitoring another channel, let us know and we will switch to your club’s working channel.
2. Because of the configuration of our marina, it is imperative that only one boat enters the marina at a time. Our dockmasters will call each boat into the harbor and we respectfully request that all other boats wait outside our marina entrance. Please be aware of normal Intracoastal Waterway traffic while you are waiting, and be sure to stay out of path of the car-ferry that goes to Palm Island.
3. Once you are given a dock assignment by a dockmaster, you may then enter the marina and proceed to your slip where a dockmaster will help you tie up.
4. Please instruct your cruise members to have all 5 of their dock lines out and tied to their boat before they come to their assigned slip. If every member has their lines out and prepared, we can bring your cruise club in quickly and efficiently and drastically cut down your waiting time for entry into the marina.
Frequently Asked Questions
• Check-in time at Palm Island Marina is after 11:30am. Check-out time is 11:00am. Our hours are from 8:00am until 6:00pm seven days a week.
• We are located on the Intracoastal Waterway between markers 7 and 8. We are North of the island of Boca Grande and North of the Cape Haze “No Wake” zone. We are South of the Stump Pass inlet. We are located on the mainland (East) side of the Intracoastal Waterway.
• The GPS coordinates for Palm Island Marina are: 26.52.25N 82.18.63W
• Rum Bay Restaurant is part of Palm Island Resort and is located on the island of Palm Island (shown as Knight Island on navigational charts). Their phone number is (941) 697-0566. It is highly recommended to make reservations at the restaurant if you plan to bring over a large group on the ferry.
• The ferry to Rum Bay Restaurant runs from 12:00noon until 6:00pm. It leaves the marina basin at the top of each hour and on the half of each hour during this time period.
• Johnny Leverock’s Seafood House Restaurant is located in the Palm Island Marina transient dockage basin. Their phone number is (941) 698-6900. Leverock’s will take reservations for large groups and is also available for catering a meal for your group (either inside, or pool-side).
• There are room accommodations located next to the Palm Island Marina basin. Reservations for the rooms can be arranged through Palm Island Resort at (941) 697-4800. Palm Island Marina is a completely different business (i.e. not associated with) Palm Island Resort, so be sure to make your room reservations ahead of time. While making reservations, we suggest to pay for your room in advance. If you pay in advance, Palm Island Resort extends the courtesy of dropping off your room keys to the dockmaster’s office or leave them in the room in order to expedite your room check-in.
• There is a pavilion beside the pool area available for use for your cruise members. In addition to the covered picnic tables, there is also a refrigerator, microwave, and propane BBQ grills. Your members are encouraged to use this area for any of your club’s functions, but we do request you let the dockmasters know of any planned activities your club may have so that we can reserve its use for your group.
• Palm Island Marina has a web site located at: http://www.palmislandmarina.com. Encourage your cruise club members to check it out and email any comments to us at dockmaster@palmislandmarina.com
• Located adjacent to Palm Island Marina, Marine Max is a full service marina specializing in the sales and service of Sea Ray and Boston Whaler boats. Marine Max has a Ship’s store containing beer, wine, and soda and a Marine store containing anything you might need for your boat.
• There are many golf courses located nearby Palm Island Marina. If your group has golf on their agenda, they can either take a taxi to the course or can be driven in Palm Island Marina’s courtesy car. If you intend to make use of the courtesy car, please let a dockmaster know your tee-time at least 24 hours in advance so we can be sure to have a driver on hand for your group.
• Grocery stores (Publix or Kash-N-Karry) and liquor stores are located 1_ miles away from Palm Island Marina. We would advise your club members to bring the provisions they need for your visit, however in the event a shopping trip is needed to re-supply, please contact a dockmaster to make arrangements for a ride to the store.
• There are, unfortunately, no breakfast restaurants on Palm Island Marina property. However, there are several within walking or riding distance. If a breakfast trip is desired, please advise the dockmaster by at least the evening before so we can be sure to have a driver available for the courtesy car in the morning.
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