Fancy A Ferry Between the Islands? Two Soon to Set Sail

A long-awaited passenger ferry service linking some islands of the Caribbean could be setting sail by year-end. But wait, it may not be the only one. While the Barbados-registered Caribbean Ferry Service is in the process of finalizing paperwork to operate two vessels, another effort is being made to get a double decker ferry with a capacity of 350 to travel within the southern Caribbean. According to the Nation newspaper in Barbados, Caribbean Ferry Service will operate The Dream Jet Express and The Opal Jet Express, for travel and cargo. It says the service will be initially accessible to travellers in Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines and St Lucia and other islands would eventually be added to the itinerary. Chief executive officer Randy Connor said the vessels will have two homeports: St Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados. Meantime, over in Dominica, Captain Neville Wade who has been in the shipping business for over 50 years, told a local television station that he’s hoping to have his ferry operational by this month.

Source: http://www.caribbean360.com/travel/fancy-ferry-islands-two-soon-set-sail?utm_source=Caribbean360%20Newsletters&utm_campaign=2963173fc6-Vol_11_Issue_141_News8_4_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_350247989a-2963173fc6-39327629