Monday, May 26, 2014

Traditional Ferry Schedule Adjustments

Beginning tomorrow, May 27, Hy-Line Cruises will suspend its traditional ferry departures from Hyannis at 6:20 p.m. and from Nantucket at 8:20 p.m. These ferry runs will be added back to Hy-Line's schedule on June 14 and continue through October 19.

On May 29, the Steamship Authority will suspend its traditional ferry departures from Hyannis at 6:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and from Nantucket at 9:15 a.m., 2:45 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. until June 19, at which point they will resume and continue to run through September 4.

For a current, combined listing of Hy-Line and SSA high-speed and traditional ferry runs between Hyannis and Nantucket, click here.

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Hy-Line Gets SSA OK for Fast Ferry (I&M Story)

By Joshua Balling
The Inquirer & Mirror

(May 15, 2014) Travelers to and from Nantucket should have a new transportation option by the summer of 2016: A 493-passenger, high-speed catamaran that Hy-Line Cruises plans to replace the conventional ferry Great Point. read the entire article here

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Kids Ride Free to Nantucket With Hy-Line Cruises!

Start making your summer family plans now & join Hy-Line Cruises on their Traditional Ferries to Nantucket & the Vineyard where KIDS RIDE FREE! Hy-Line is the only mid-Cape departure point to both islands, making it convenient to take the family to whichever island they choose. There's plenty of sights to see, fun to be had & memories to be made for the entire family...& the kids ride free all season!

Hy-Line's Traditional Ferry service to Nantucket begins May 17th & Traditional Ferry service to Martha's Vineyard begins May 24th. 

Click here for reservations call (800) 492-8082.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Hy-Line Requests Adding Second High-Speed Ferry

Hy-Line Cruises is excited to announce that it has a request in front of the Steamship Authority Board of Governors to add a second high-speed vessel to its Nantucket service while at the same time retiring the traditional vessel Great Point from service.

Click here to review the full request to Steamship Authority

The request will be voted on at the Steamship Authority’s May 13th board meeting at 9:30am in New Bedford and the Steamship Authority is soliciting public comment from April 25th through May 9th. All comments from the public must be received by the SSA’sGeneral Manager, Wayne C. Lamson, no later than Friday, May 9, 2014. We hope to have your support in making this request become a reality.

SSA Public Comment to be sent to: Wayne Lamson, General Manager, SSA, PO Box 284, Woods Hole, MA, 02543 or email Wayne Lamson.

Steamship Authority Travel Alert (5/4/14)

The following trips have been canceled due to Weather conditions.

M/V IYANOUGH 5:00 PM Hyannis to Nantucket