Ferries in the world

When we went to Guernsey in the Channel Islands back in 1986 we caught a ferry to the other islands Alderney and Sark as well as Herm, I think in well populated and certainly touristy areas there should be more ferries and regular too, after all they want to support the tourist trade, and how else are you going to have the opportunity to visit other islands?

Hi maximax. If I ever went to the Caribbean islands then I would prefer travelling by ferries instead of catching a flight from one island to another. I am from India and it is covered with sea on two sides and ocean on another. There are plenty of islands in and around India as well. And I have been to few of them through ferries. It is a wonderful experience indeed. Anyways have a nice day... ~=SuperShames=~

It does seem rather strange to have an absence of ferries in a region that would appear to be ideally suited for such a service. Illogical though it may sound, I can only assume that the demand for the service is not sufficient to justify it. If there used to be a ferry between Florida and The Bahamas, then the demand must have ceased because if the service was profitable then it would be still operating today.

Hi maximax8, I would like to see ferries in Caribbean Sea so that tourists and the local passengers don't have to pay pricey to fly between islands available there I haven't been to any of the Caribbean Islands and I hope I would have chance to have a great trip there in the coming future Here we have ferries run by different companies to serve visitors to the famous islands where tourists love to spend vacation. There is 7/24 ferry service to entertain residents and visitor from the mainland to the well known Island, Penang located at the north west. Other than many natural beauties and attractive seascapes delicious local food is available as well. Have a nice day

I would love to see more ferry services around the islands. The only ferry I know of on an island is the us virgin islands has a ferry service between the two close islands.

Hi I like to travel in ferries. Though i am afraid of water i feel ferries are some what safe for no reason My grandparents live in a place which is surrounded by water (sea on one side and Godavari on one side) Previously they use to run ferries in between and it was fun when ever i used to visit their place. But recently they constructed a bridge on the Godavari river so many are not using the water route. instead they are using the road made on the bridge. i guess what the first respondent said is right . The sea route is not possible all the time so they prefer the air route. But every thing has their pros and cons we cannot deny.

It might be thta they discovered that planes were cheaper than ferries. It is expensive to go from island to island in a plane as the most expensive part is the air`port tax and use of it. But I don`t know much about ferries. Caribbean is not a nice ocean the whole year around so maybe that`s why they cannot have boats the whole year. And keeping them waiting until the tornado season is over is very expensive.

Well, maybe we can all get together & put our money together to fund another under-sea tunnel for them? I think we can arrange to go halves with their government on such a deal! I've been on ferries most of my life. Most of them were for getting across the river. What types of ferries do you like best? The diesel-electrics are my favourite!

I have traveled on a boat to cross the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is a hill place so there are no islands around here. Their are islands near to the peninsular India, or southern India. I think many people enjoy the sea journey, and other might enjoy the air journey but as it takes more time, may they have stopped it. I saw the images on the internet and it looks nice. One can ship their cars, and luggage also. It is still used at many places. I Venice they are known as the local buses, and ferries are also used in the Mediterranean sea.

Well since I am living in a tropical country, most travel destinations here in my city is made through sea-fare so, most likely I had travel from one island to another through ferries. It’s more likely cheaper also than air travel.