КРУИЗИ /тема 7/

Mon   Nov   14   Athens (Piraeus), Greece      10:30pm
Tue   Nov   15   Crete (Chania), Greece   9:00am   6:00pm
Wed   Nov   16   At Sea      
Thu   Nov   17   Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising)   11:00pm   
Fri   Nov   18   Suez Canal, Egypt (Cruising)      1:00pm
Sat   Nov   19   Petra (Aqaba), Jordan   8:00am   8:00pm
Sun   Nov   20   At Sea      
Mon   Nov   21   At Sea      
Tue   Nov   22   At Sea      
Wed   Nov   23   At Sea      
Thu   Nov   24   At Sea      
Fri   Nov   25   Muscat, Oman   10:00am   5:00pm
Sat   Nov   26   Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   4:00pm   
Sun   Nov   27   Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates      
Mon   Nov   28   Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Disembark

Anguilla
Ferries travel between Blowing Point in Anguilla and Marigot on St. Martin and also between Blowing Point amd Philipsburg in Sint Maarten.
 

Antigua
Saint John's – River Dock (Barbuda)


Barbados
There is presently no ferry service between Barbados and the other Caribbean islands. There was a ferry service between Barbados and Guadeloupe, with stops in St. Lucia, Dominica and Martinique. Grenada plans a ferry service to Barbados (2014).      Ferry service


Bahamas
Bahamas Ferries has car and passenger services from the capital Nassau to destinations on Eleuthera, Exumas, Andros and Abacos. Fast daily ferry services travel between Nassau and most of the main islands. Post boats operate between all islands at night time and take passengers. From Fort Lauderdale in Florida leaves a ferry in the morning to Freeport on Grand Bahama and returns in the afternoon.

Nassau – Abacos                  4 h
Nassau – Eleuthera               2 h
Nassau – Exumas                12 h
Nassau – Andros                   2 h
Other services with Bahamas Ferries include Cat Island - Nassau, Driggs Hill - Nassau, Current - Nassau, Fresh Creek - Morgans Bluff, George Town - Nassau and Spanish Wells - Nassau.
 

Caicos Islands
Providenciales - North Caicos Ferry Service. Heaving Down Rock Walkin Marina, Leeward, Providenciales, Tel: (649) 946-5406 - Cell: (649) 231-4191, EMAIL: reservations@tciferry.com.  3 to 5 times daily between North and Middle Caicos.


Carriacou
The Osprey fast ferry operates twice a day, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon.
Carriacou – Grenada
Carriacou – Petite Martinique


Cayman Islands
North Sound - Rum Point (both Grand Cayman)                40 min


Cuba
Batabanó – Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud


Dominica
Roseau – Pointe à Pitre (Guadeloupe)                           2 h 15 min
Roseau – Fort de France (Martinique)                           1 h 15 min
Roseau – Castries (St. Lucia)                                      4 h 15 min
 

Dominican Republic
Ferries del Caribe offers three weekly ferries between Santo Domingo and Mayagüez in Puerto Rico. There are as well several domestic ferry services in the Dominican Republic. One of those is between Samaná and Sabana del Mar. Another between Bayahibe and Isla Saona.


According to a January 2014 proposal document now in circulation, Grenada wants to establish the fast ferry for its own needs in addition servicing Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia, Dominica, Martinique and Guadeloupe. - See more at: http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/43716/ferry-plan#sthas … mJxVi.dpufGrenada
The Osprey fast ferry operates twice a day, one in the morning and one in the late afternoon, between Grenada and Carriacou. From Carriacou it leaves to Petite Martinique. 


Guadeloupe
Pointe à Pitre - Fort de France (Martinique)                   3 h 30 min
Pointe à Pitre – Castries (St. Lucia)                              6 h 15 min
Pointe à Pitre – Roseau (Dominica)                               1 h 45 min
Pointe à Pitre - Marie Galante (Guadeloupe)                   1 h
Pointe à Pitre - Basse Terre (Guadeloupe)                           50 min
Pointe à Pitre – Marigot (Saint Martin)                           5 h 15 min
Basse Terre - Pointe à Pitre (Guadeloupe)                     1 h 50 min
Basse Terre - Marigot (Saint Martin)                             4 h
Marie Galante - Pointe à Pitre (Guadeloupe)                   1 h 15 min
Marie Galante - Fort de France(Martinique)                    2 h 30 min
 

Isla Margarita
There are express ferries from Isla Margarita to Puerto La Cruz (Venezuela) 4 times daily.


Martinique
Fort de France – Castries (St. Lucia)                            1 h 15 min
Fort de France - Pointe à Pitre (Guadeloupe)                 4 h
Fort de France – Roseau (Dominica)                            1 h 15 min
Fort de France - Marie Galante (Guadeloupe)                2 h 30 min
 

Puerto Rico
There is a ferry service between Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and also between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. There is also a ferry service between San Juan to Vieques Island. Another ferry operates between Ponce and Isla Caja de Muertos.


Saint Lucia
Castries – Fort de France (Martinique)                          1 h 15 min
Castries – Pointe à Pitre (Guadeloupe)                          6 h 15 min
Castries – Roseau (Dominica)                                      3 h 30 min


Sint Kitts
Basseterre (Saint Kitts) – Charlestown (Nevis)                   45 min                                                         


Sint Maarten
Philipsburg – Anguilla                                                         
Philipsburg – Fort Bay (Saba)                                       2 h
Oyster Pond - Gustavia (Saint Barthélemy)                         45 min (Wednesdays and Sundays, 9:00am and 6:45pm)


Saint Martin
Marigot - Anguilla                                                           20 min
Marigot - Pointe à Pitre (Guadeloupe)                          5 h 10 min
Marigot - Basse Terre (Guadeloupe)                            4 h
Marigot - Gustavia (Saint Barthélemy)



Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
You can travel for little money from St. Vincent to Grenada by ferry and back. Main stops are Mustique, Bequia, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island. From Union Island you can take as well a taxi boat to the uninhabited islands of the Grenadines. Small boats are going to Carriacou every day. Between Carriacou and Grenada operates the Osprey fast ferry.
 

Trinidad
The 20-mile trip from Trinidad to Tobago takes about two and a half hours on the Inter-Island Ferry Service from Port-of-Spain. It's much cheaper than a flight.


Virgin Islands
Going from a US Virgin Island to a British Virgin Island or vice versa is very simple.

Tortola
Road Town - Charlotte Amalie (St. Thomas)
Road Town - Cruz Bay (St. John)
West End  - Charlotte Amalie (St. Thomas)
West End - Cruz Bay (St. John)
 
St. John
Cruz Bay – Road Town (Tortola)
Cruz Bay – West End (Tortola)
Cruz Bay – East End (St. Thomas)
 
St. Thomas
Charlotte Amalie – West End (Tortola)
Charlotte Amalie – Road Town (Tortola)
Red Hook – Cruz Bay

Within the USVI
St. Thomas - St. John Passenger Ferry
St. Thomas - St. John Car Barge
St. Thomas - Water Island
St. Thomas - St. Croix
Frenchman's Reef - Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas - Puerto Rico

Between USVI & British Virgin Islands
St. Thomas - Tortola
St. Thomas & St. John - Tortola
St. Thomas & St. John - Virgin Gorda
St. Thomas & St. John - Jost Van Dyke
St. Thomas & St. John - Anegada
   

Travel Tip
Two ferry routes are of special interrest for individual travellers:
1. Guadeloupe to St. Lucia via Dominica and Martinique
2. Saint Vincent to Grenada via Bequia, Canouan, Mayreau, Union Island and Carriacou.
Take a fork flight (open-jaw flight) and enough time (not less than 4 weeks).