Sentences with phrase «ferry boat»

A "ferry boat" is a type of boat used to transport people, vehicles, or goods across a waterway, such as a river or a lake. It serves as a transportation method to get from one side of the water to the other. Full definition
Travel expenses can include flights, hotels, cruises, ferry boat rides, and even things like cab fares and hot air balloons in other provinces or countries!
The island is only accessible by ferry boat and plane.
Today, it serves a growing list of cities, towns, and municipalities and offers the subway, commuter rail, buses, trains and ferry boats for public usage.
For kids who like cars and really cool boats, they will love driving cars on and off their very own floating ferry boat.
Thanks to it's remote location, the island only accessible by ferry boat, the island has retained it's authenticity and rustic charm.
It is a 70 - minute plane ride from Manila, or about 2 hours aboard a fast ferry boat from Cebu.
STATEN ISLAND — A plan to name a Staten Island Ferry boat after murdered NYPD officer Russel Timoshenko will be considered by the city council.
The massive Astoria Cove project is a major stride closer to launching today — as is long - proposed ferry boat service for the Queens waterfront area.
An 8 - minute ride by ferry boat takes guests to Koh Yao Noi, the other large island in the archipelago.
Cornlius Vanderbilt, aka the «Commodore,» bought his first small ferry boat with a $ 100 loan at age 16 and turned it into the world's largest shipping empire.
In her letter, Trottenberg apologized for the late response and also highlighted the $ 300 million being spent on three new ferry boats aimed to replace some of the aging fleet.
Each day from Cairns we provide fast ferry boat transfers to and from Fitzroy Island so visitors can spend the day exploring the coral reefs and the mountainous terrain or instead just relax and enjoy the ambience and have a nice lunch in the restaurant with a few tropical cocktails as you watch all the action happening before your eyes
There is no airport on Boracay and all visitors have to take a short ferry boat ride from Caticlan port to the island.
In early June, the Canadian coast guard pulled the research icebreaker Amundsen off its scientific expedition to escort ferries caught in the congested seas to open water, and conduct search and rescue operations for stranded passengers of ferry boats and ships trapped in the ice, as it was the only large icebreaker available at the time.
Alcatraz Cruises, the private company that runs the service claims the Hornblower is the first hybrid ferry boat in the country.
We had chosen to take the speed ferry of Cat Cocos from Mahé to Praslin, where we changed for the smaller ferry boat of Cat Roses, which crosses frequently between Praslin and La Digue.
Isla Mujeres is just a 20 minute ferry boat ride from Cancun.
Stewart Island Experience offer ferry boat trips between Bluff and Stewart Island that take about 1 hour.
But when the last of the wooden ferry boats leaves at nightfall for the...
But when the last of the wooden ferry boats leaves at nightfall for the mainland 14 kilometres (8.5 miles) away, the villagers who live permanently on the island are plunged into darkness.
A New York City Ferry boat crashed into a sandbar and suffered damage to hull yesterday evening, taking on some water and causing the passengers to disembark onto another vessel.
Faced with severe overcrowding on Rikers Island, Mayor Ed Koch developed a plan in 1987 to convert two former Staten Island Ferry boats into prison barges that would hold inmates off the coast of The Bronx, the New York Times reported at the time.
Ragnar Kjartansson's S.S. Hangover, a repurposed Icelandic fishing boat, in which a crew of tuxedo - clad musicians played a composition for brass instruments while ferrying the boat from one dock to the next in a procession that recalls the sixteenth century Venetian tradition of floating Theaters of the World.
You will pass a long stone stairway down to the waters edge, a fisherman's dock, the entrance to the Newcaste Island small passenger ferry boat, and on towards a restaurant on stilts and a dock with commuter float planes to Vancouver.
In the morning, trucks embark the public ferry boats towards Lombok, while backpackers and party - goers board speed boats to the Gili Trawangan group of islands.
I don't remember seeing anyone use a nursing cover or Hooter Hider until my sister - in - law used it on a crowded ferry boat.
Delays reverberated up the East River this morning after one of the brand new NYC Ferry boats was pulled from service due to a mechanical issue.
Even with a ferry dock, however, the area will still need ferry boats for water transport to other boroughs — which Mayor Bill de Blasio has said is one of the objectives of his administration.
Mr. Clark pointed out that while South Ferry boats traverse a waterway, it's a connection between two parts of New York State Route 114 and that's why state money comes into the equation.
The small white specks in the photograph are likely cargo ships, with a few fishing and ferry boats mixed in.
Then during the night the ships would cross to Queenstown, Ireland, where last - minute Royal Mail bags were delivered to the ships and where many of the third - class passengers — often bound for a new life in America — would board from special ferry boats.
All guests receive a FREE all - day ferry boat ticket for Lake Wolfgang.
He has a wide range of maritime experience including being a captain on oil supply boats, sport fishing boats, commercial fishing boats, dive boats, a paddle wheeler, sail boats, private yachts and the Island Packer ferry boats.
From late March to early October, public ferry boats connect the coastline from Monterosso to Portonevere, giving you a fun way to experience the area and take in some great views while you travel from one village to another.
I traveled through Cagayan de Oro then Iligan, and Marawi City, then to the Zamboanga Peninsula stopping at Pagadian to meet fellow travel bloggers Wendell Cagape and Gael Hilotin, who then traveled with me as I visited Zamboanga City, Sulu Province and Tawi - Tawi via an overloaded ferry boat.
2) The transportation — Sea Cave Kayaking departs on a large Island Packers ferry boat with over 100 passengers and the crossing is about 1.25 hrs.
Day3: Chau Doc / Border Crossing From the main Mekong channel at Tan Chau we travel down the canals and backwaters by local ferry boat.
We came back on the glass bottom ferry boat, bit choppy waters but that is no fault of the ferry provider!
We were allowed to check in early and on our last day, the office let us leave our bags so that we could spend the day on the island before our high - speed ferry boat back to Marco Island.
Island hopping is very easy to do with various inter-island flights available and ferry boats which can have you on a new island within a couple of hours.
The King Cruiser was a large ferry boat, formerly a car ferry, which sank over 20 years ago between Phuket and Phi Phi after hitting the top of Anemone Reef.
Strategically located close to the Isla Mujeres ferry boats with city buses right outside your door makes recreational day trips or experiencing world class Cancun nightlife a breeze.
In San Francisco, Mr. Onslow Ford met the bohemian Greek artist Jean Varda, and together they bought the old ferry boat Vallejo, docked in Sausalito, and set up their studios there.
I took these images from ferry boats around New York.
Off the Newfoundland coast, an unprecedented number of ships, fishing vessels and ferry boats became trapped in the ice.
Hyannis is a major tourist destination and the primary ferry boat and general aviation link for passengers and freight to Nantucket Island.
Or, if you want something a little more romantic, purchase tickets from Seattle Ferry Services and spend a romantic evening on the sea in one of their historic ferry boats.
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