IMO I would book the Intrepid...no hidden costs ie. fuel surcharges and permits....and it is the state of the art boat at this time...but I would book early....BUSTEDASS said:
you are going on the open ocean and if your friend gets sea sick they need to take some type of medication....there are no perfect times to go to insure perfect weather...I've done trips in Oct when it was like a mill pond and other times it was victory at sea for 10 days.....