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Downtown ferry not running?
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:30 pm
by Anthony
Hearing just now that the Cruz Bay - Charlotte Amalie ferry has not run at all the last few days. Anyone have more on this?
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:57 pm
by lprof
Does anyone have an update or news on the CA ferry?
Thanks.
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:42 pm
by Anthony
This just in:
"...confirmed that there is no downtown ferry service until further notice. Stopped running last Thursday. One boat down for maintenance, another being inspected, etc., but did not issue any notice to the media to let people know..."
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:29 pm
by lprof
Anthony wrote:This just in:
"...confirmed that there is no downtown ferry service until further notice. Stopped running last Thursday. One boat down for maintenance, another being inspected, etc., but did not issue any notice to the media to let people know..."
Thanks for the latest news... hope you'll continue to let us know what you hear.
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:18 pm
by Exit Zero
Also an article on the Source with more info.
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:57 am
by szorba
Just read this post and kinda worried...we are flying into STT around 9pm in 2 weeks and plan on taking a ferry to St. John right after the flight. I hope they start operating before then!
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:00 am
by brenda
Szorba, you will be fine. The Red Hook Ferry runs until midnight. The downtown ferry (Charlotte Amalie) always ran less frequent.
http://www.vinow.com/general_usvi/interisland_ferry/#St. John Passenger Ferry: Red Hook to Cruz Bay
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:42 am
by Pia
Yes, as Brenda said you will be fine. The last ferry from CA was at 5:30pm so your only option would have been Red Hook anyway - last one at midnight but you will probably make the 11pm anyway 
Pia
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:55 am
by designbyroe
So NO downtown ferry AT all?
Will it start up again for season in Dec or is this an unknown?
Since we are coming Nov 12 and arriving 4ish should we just shoot for the 6p Red Hook?
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:38 pm
by LMG
Oh I'm so glad there's a forum. I will be sure to get a drink before getting in the taxi now.
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:50 pm
by John LMBZ06
The ferry has been claiming that they are loosing money on this route during slow season, so it is my guess that they are in no hurry to get it back up and running. They even asked to close down the service all together and just run out of Red Hook. They were turned down and instead just went to a new schedule of service at half of what it was for downtown St. Thomas. Break out the popcorn. This may take a while.
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:06 pm
by szorba
Perfect, thanks everyone!Looks like we will be taking the Red Hook ferry....a little farther than the CA but at least we will get there. Its gonna be a long day of traveling but soooo worth it. Can't wait!!
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:42 pm
by brenda
Yes, Red Hook is farther but really they both take close to the same amount of time with CA having a longer ferry ride and RH a shorter ride and vice versa with the taxi time. For example, we arrive at 4:30pm. If things go well and it is running, we could feasably take the 5:30 ferry from CA and arrive on STJ around 6:10ish. Or, we could take the 6:00 ferry from RH and arrive about 6:20. At least RH has a terminal and you can have a much needed adult beverage if you have to wait at all.
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:36 pm
by Exit Zero
The VI Daily News article today states that the 2 ferry companies that provide the downtown ferry service do not know when it will resume. The telephone numbers for these 2 companies were given.
340 -- 776-6282
-- 776-6412