The Cat Ferry is scheduled to make it’s first run to Bar Harbor, Maine on June 26th.
Bay Ferries released their planned start date and schedule this morning.
The service will consist of one daily round trip with the ferry departing Yarmouth at 9:30 am local time and then departing Bar Harbor at
3 pm local time.
The service is scheduled to continue until after Labour Day, when there will be with six crossings per week until the scheduled season end
on October 13th.
Most of the work at the Bar Harbor terminal has been completed and, depending on the progress of the remaining work, the start-up could be moved to an earlier date.
The remaining work on the shore side USCBP facility includes the following:
• Completion of the exterior primary inspection canopy area and installation of officers’ booths and various
inspection equipment;
• Completion of exterior secondary inspection and outbound inspection areas;
• Some site preparation work including completion of paving and installation of fencing and other security
measures; and
• Completion of interior fit out of the terminal building itself and installation of the equipment and fittings
necessary for USCBP to operate the border facility.
Tickets for the ferry service go on sale today.