With approximately one month ahead of the highly anticipated Anegada Lobster Festival, hoteliers and car rental agencies are already reporting that they are fully booked, as the festival is expected to have a record number of participating restaurants.
This is according to Chairman of the Anegada Lobster Festival Carnel Clyne who made the announcement during a press conference on Monday.
He said a total of 10 restaurants will be participating in the 10th year of the festival, 1 more than the previous record of 9.
“What makes this year so different or so special? No pandemic that’s number one. We have a lot of new exciting activities on board… We have 10 participating restaurants which are Potters by the Sea, Anegada Reef, Lobster Trap, Wonky Dog, Pink Flamingo, Sid’s Pomato Point, Cow Wreck, Tipsy, Big Bamboo and Flash of Beauty, all serving unique lobster dishes.
“First time that two months out we’ve had accommodations being fully sold, rentals, scooters gone, everything else gone,” he added.
Cline also listed several ferry operators that will be traveling to the sister island for the weekend-long event.
He said, “There’s several ways that you can get to Anegada and I’ll tell you some of them right now. Global Ocean Transport will be transporting vehicles on the 25th, the 26th, the 27th and the 28th which Monday is a holiday. Road Town Fast Ferry and Romasco will be leaving out of Road Town on the Saturday and the Sunday of the festival.”
“Speedy’s will be running from Trellis Bay and Virgin Gorda on the Saturday and the Sunday of the festival. And Inter Island Ferry Services is the number 1 ferry used out of the US Virgin Islands to be able to get to the Anegada Lobster Festival,” he added.
The chairman also said that a number of activities will be available on the island for both kids and adults.
“We have activities too as well. For the kids especially, we’re having the water slide and the foam machine. We’re having tours to Conch Shell Mounds, the Butter Sauce Tramp is back, Lobster Crawl which is our bar crawl is back and horseback riding. That’s just a few of the activities that you could venture on when in Anegada,” he said.