Fort Lauderdale to Bahamas ferry starts Nov. 1

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Fort Lauderdale to Bahamas ferry starts Nov. 1

Associated Press
Posted October 6 2003, 12:25 PM EDT

GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, Bahamas -- If you're traveling to the Miami-Fort
Lauderdale area this winter, you may want to pack your passport so you can
hop the new two-hour ferry to the Bahamas.

The service launches Nov. 1, with a daily departure from Port
Everglades in Florida at 4 p.m., and a return trip from the Caribbean each
morning at 9:30 a.m.

Called the ``Cat,'' the high-speed vessel operated by Bahamas Florida
Express is a catamaran, 320 feet long, that travels 42 knots and carries 900
passengers.

The round-trip fare for adults, through Dec. 21, will be $129 to $189,
depending on the day of travel, plus $31 in port charges and taxes. Tickets
for children ages 3 to 17 are $70 plus the $31 in fees. Discounts for senior
citizens are planned. There's also a premier class with a $179 price tag,
along with discounts for booking online and for traveling on certain days.

Several hotels are offering package deals for Cat passengers: Holiday
Inn SunSpree at Royal Oasis Golf Resort & Casino, Crowne Plaza at Royal
Oasis Golf Resort & Casino, and Pelican Bay at Lucaya.

The boat offers a casino, duty-free gift shop, a TV-movie lounge and a
cafe and bar.

If the Cat sounds familiar to folks who vacation in Maine and Nova
Scotia, that's because the Cat is also the name of a popular ferry that
travels between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth. The Bahamian vessel is chartered
from the same company that operates the Maine-to-Canada route.

For more information, visit www.ferrybahamas.com or call (866)
31FERRY.

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Fort Lauderdale to Bahamas ferry starts Nov. 1

Associated Press
Posted October 6 2003, 12:25 PM EDT

GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, Bahamas -- If you're traveling to the Miami-Fort
Lauderdale area this winter, you may want to pack your passport so you can
hop the new two-hour ferry to the Bahamas.

The service launches Nov. 1, with a daily departure from Port
Everglades in Florida at 4 p.m., and a return trip from the Caribbean each
morning at 9:30 a.m.

Called the ``Cat,'' the high-speed vessel operated by Bahamas Florida
Express is a catamaran, 320 feet long, that travels 42 knots and carries 900
passengers.

The round-trip fare for adults, through Dec. 21, will be $129 to $189,
depending on the day of travel, plus $31 in port charges and taxes. Tickets
for children ages 3 to 17 are $70 plus the $31 in fees. Discounts for senior
citizens are planned. There's also a premier class with a $179 price tag,
along with discounts for booking online and for traveling on certain days.

Several hotels are offering package deals for Cat passengers: Holiday
Inn SunSpree at Royal Oasis Golf Resort & Casino, Crowne Plaza at Royal
Oasis Golf Resort & Casino, and Pelican Bay at Lucaya.

The boat offers a casino, duty-free gift shop, a TV-movie lounge and a
cafe and bar.

If the Cat sounds familiar to folks who vacation in Maine and Nova
Scotia, that's because the Cat is also the name of a popular ferry that
travels between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth. The Bahamian vessel is chartered
from the same company that operates the Maine-to-Canada route.

For more information, visit www.ferrybahamas.com or call (866)
31FERRY.

This is nothing new. The Cat was doing the same thing 2 or 3 years ago
except it was going to Nassau instead of Freeport. Glad to see its
back. Hope it starts going back to Nassau soon.

Randi