Caribbean Net News reports that with the gradual resolution to a number of logistical issues, the date for the launch of the Caribbean’s new inter-island ferry service, will soon be announced. In a statement on Wednesday, Benjamin Ross, CEO of the Grenada-based owners and operators of the service, BEDY Ocean Lines, said his company has been making significant progress with a number of logistical matters, which had accounted for earlier delays in the start of the service, and is now looking forward to bringing the people of the Eastern Caribbean and beyond, a safe and reliable mode of transportation that provides all their travel solutions. In the company statement, Ross apologised to the people of the region for the unavoidable delay, and reiterated that the service was “still very much on stream”.
The new ferry service, which will see inter-island passengers paying one-third of the current airfare for travel to the islands by air, will be offered to residents of Barbados, St Vincent, St Lucia, Trinidad and Grenada. Initially, the company’s two vessels, which are passenger speed boats, will each have a seating capacity ranging from 260 to 300. One of the vessels will make St Vincent its home and will service the St Vincent to Barbados and St Lucia routes, while the second ferry will be based in Grenada and will service the Grenada to Trinidad and Barbados route.
For their report go to http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-21986–10-10–.html
The photo above accompanies an article about the ferry at http://coreykgraham.me/bizblog/intra-regional-transport-bedy-ferry/
I am interested in travelling to St. Vincent with my group members from Trinidad to St.Vincet from 6-12 August 2010 – group name, Sophisticated Ladies & Cultured Men. We are anxious to make this journey on the ferry. The group consists of about 30 – 40 members interested in making this trip, could you tell me if our dream would be realized?
Agnes Paul
Event coordinator
By: Agnes Paul on March 13, 2010
at 9:59 am
hello Agnes Paul, would be interesting to find out wether you received a response to your question from March 13 th? there would have been ample time for that. My guess however is NO “your dream was not realized” as this is how business is conducted in this part of the world……:-)
By: Hanna on July 8, 2010
at 2:38 pm