Travellers coming to Montserrat during the Christmas season will benefit from an extended ferry service to the island from Antigua.
The service will operate on December 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and then from December 10 to January 12, 2013. The service will not operate on Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).
The current ferry service will continue its three (3) day schedule between the islands until November 30. The new schedule takes effect from December 1, 2012. As outlined below.
This will allow visitors and returning residents flying into Antigua, to make same day connections to Montserrat by ferry.
Schedule is subject to safe sea conditions. *MNI = Montserrat ANU = Antigua
No advance ticketing is required. Travelers can purchase their tickets upon check-in.
To facilitate ticketing, check-in and other clearances at the point of sale at the ports, passengers must check-in at least 90 minutes in advance before the scheduled time for departure.
FARES are: EC$300 return (EC$150 one way) for adults and EC$150 return for children under 12 years.
Each passenger is allowed 2 pieces of baggage free and any additional baggage is charged at EC$50.00 per piece.
Passengers travelling to Montserrat can also get to Montserrat by air with:
Fly Montserrat (www.flymontserrat.com) Tel: (664) 491 3434
SVG Air via Monair (in Montserrat) on Tel: (664) 491 4200. E-mail: monair@candw.ms or via Express Handlers (in Antigua), Tel: (268) 562 7183. E-mail: expresshandlers@gmail.com. The contact for SVG’s Head Office in St. Vincent is Tel: (784) 457 5124. E-mail: abm-air@svgair.com
Additional information on the ferry service, updates as well as general tourism information can be found at www.visitmontserrat.com
