Amalfi Coast boat rental without skipper (no license!)

For our 15 year anniversary, we were traveling from Montalcino to Positano. After a full day of travel via car, walking and train with suitcases, we made it to Salerno port for our ferry transport to Positano at 18:25. We organized the boarding passes through Ferryhopper and arrived at the port at 17:45. Grassi Junior was the Ferry company. The grassi junior boat arrived at 18:05 and immediately left after deboarding a couple minutes later. We waited for it to return and never did. After trying to figure out how to contact someone (too painful to get a live chat - no option to call) via the app I was given a number to call via WhatsApp. Via text with the Ferry company they said the trip was cancelled due to wind but there was no wind and other boats were coming and going. They said we could use our tickets for the 20:25 boat so we had to cancel our dinner reservations and wait for another two hours. They directed us to the port kiosk for their company and the two girls were clueless and basically said nothing. The Ferryhopper representative said it wasn’t their problem as they didn’t hear any issues from the Ferry company….Nice. So we got screwed and stuck with no responsibility taken by anyone. Seems like if you get screwed you get screwed and you just deal with it.

First, if you visit the Amalfi Coast and don't take a boat tour, you miss half of it! Full day. It was all about us. The itinerary was ours. Stop here? Swim in a cave, go to a beach, I need another angle for this Pic. Drop us off here, pick us up when we text. *Definitely Eat at La Tonnarella* I wanted to rent a small boat to explore on our own. I was told the day before it was unavailable. We were upgraded to a boat with Captain at no additional charge. My disappointment changed immediately. As a boater / sailer I was very impressed with Captain Fracesco's skills. He is a highly experienced Captain with a great personality and a true passion for sharing his home with guests. He made the experience so much better by telling us about the different cities and points of interest along the way.

Pessima esperienza traghetto annullato da Amalfi a Salerno ci dicono che non arriva quasi mai Abbiamo dovuto prendere altro traghetto e spendere altri soldi

Nous avons réservé des places à bord du ferry pour quitter Capri et retourner à Salerne. Le bateau a été annulé sans que nous en soyons informé et nous n’étions pas les seuls. Il a fallu que nous trouvions une solution par nous même pour quitter l’île. C’est inadmissible. A éviter !!!