St Thomas-Tortola Ferry Service Is Relaunching

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - April 1st, 2021

The British Virgin Islands is reopening its seaport to ferry service, Caribbean Journal has learned.

There will be one daily round-trip ferry service between Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas and Road Town, Tortola.

Ferry passengers must reserve a ticket with the scheduled ferry operator through their reservations portal.

Service wil alternate each day between Smith’s Ferry, Road Town Fast Ferry and Native Son Ferry.

The ferries will be limited to a maximum of 50 passengers in the initial phase.

Ferries will depart Road Town at 10 AM, with the roundtrip returning from St Thomas at 4 PM.

For more, visit BVI Gateway. For more on visiting the US Virgin Islands, see here.

— CJ

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