A New Ferry to Grand Bahama

By: - July 20th, 2016
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Balearia has announced the launch of a new ferry serving the Fort Lauderdale-Grand Bahama route.

The new ship with larger capacity has replaced the existing fast ferry on the US-Bahamas route.

It’s called the Jaume 1, and it launched this week with some 500 passengers.

The ship has an overall capacity of 600, increasing daily capacity by two hundred.

— Caribbean Journal Staff

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