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Ferries & Cruises from Portland, Maine |
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Portland, Maine is the prime ferry port for Casco Bay and beyond, including an international ferry to Nova Scotia, Canada. Take a ferry cruise for a few hours, overnight, or more. |
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Ferryboats from Portland to points in Maine's Casco Bay depart from the Casco Bay Municipal Ferry Terminal on the Maine State Pier off Commercial Street at the foot of Franklin Street (map). Casco Bay Lines, Commercial and Franklin streets (tel 207-774-7871), will take you over to Bailey's Island in summer. While on the 5-1/2-hour cruise, you'll be told all about the island's history and its geologic features, plus lots of Portland and Casco Bay lore. On a sunny day, this is a very fine way to "take the air." Other cruises are a bit shorter and a bit cheaper: There's a year-round sunset cruise to the islands (2-1/2 hours), a seasonal music cruise around Casco Bay (3 hours), and the year-round cruise on the US Mail boat which goes to six of the Calendar Islands (3 hours). There's full info on the Casco Bay Lines website. The Cat, a huge, fast, luxurious catamaran car ferry will take you and your car (if you like) to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada in 5-1/2 hours (one-way) several days a week from the end of May through mid-October. More...
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Above, Casco
Bay Ferry Terminal.
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