i just got my voodoo staff! with the help of 3 friends. they had this idea in the island hopping part of the quest the rest isnt that hard at all. they sail to an island for me then when they reach there i tell them where to go next then by the time i tell them where to go another friend is ready and it goes on until i finish my quest!
when i recieved my satff from Tia Dalma i satrted training it right away i just got it and its already at lvl 11