Optional add-on · Caribbean Yacht Week 2027
A visit to Baliceaux
A limited-space excursion to the island at the heart of Garifuna history, offered to a small number of Caribbean Yacht Week guests and led with Garifuna cultural guidance.
Baliceaux, photographed from the water · Cior / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
The island · A place of remembrance
A visit led by respect
Baliceaux, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, is where the Garifuna people were imprisoned before exile in 1797, and it remains a place of remembrance and pilgrimage. Any visit is a cultural undertaking, not a beach stop. The excursion would be shaped and led with Garifuna cultural leadership, with time for interpretation, reflection and quiet, and nothing that treats the island as a backdrop.
The proposed date and capacity below are working figures for planning. They are confirmed with the community, local authorities and boat operators closer to the week, and the visit may be withdrawn at any time if conditions are not met.
The proposal
Dates, capacity and terms
Proposed date
Tuesday 4 May 2027
Morning excursion, aligned with the fleet's passage between Mustique and Canouan. A Wednesday alternative would be held only if the festival date moves.
Capacity
24 guests
Two small boat groups of 12, each with a licensed local operator and a Garifuna cultural host. Spaces are strictly limited and offered to Caribbean Yacht Week guests first.
Duration
About four hours
Shuttle from the anchorage, time ashore with cultural interpretation, and return before the afternoon passage.
Cost
Shared once confirmed
The visit is not included in festival admission or passage pricing. Final terms are shared only after community agreement and local permissions are in place.
The conditions
Before a place is confirmed
The visit exists only if it can be done properly. Each of the following must hold before any guest steps ashore.
- The visit proceeds only with Garifuna cultural leadership and community agreement.
- Local landing permissions, sea state and safety conditions must allow the crossing.
- The site is a place of remembrance: it is visited quietly, with respect, not as entertainment.
- Requesting a place is not a reservation. Confirmed guests will be contacted directly before any payment is taken.
Book this add-on
Request a place
Places are limited to 24 guests. Write to us to request a place for the proposed Tuesday 4 May 2027 excursion; we will confirm availability, final terms and Garifuna-led arrangements directly with you.
A place request is not a reservation and involves no payment. If you are not yet on the passage priority list, joining it is the best way to hear first when this visit is confirmed.