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2016-17 Schedule and Rate Structure Now Available for Booking

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Wishing You Special Holiday Memories to Last a Lifetime

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Marine Atlantic’s 2015 Annual Public Meeting

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Marine Atlantic Proud to be a Sponsor of the 2015 Placentia Bay Industrial Showcase

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4 Reasons Why Marine Atlantic Enhances Family Travel

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Proud of our History - MV Stena Grecia/MV Atlantic Freighter

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Proud of our History – Bar Harbor, Maine

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Are Marine Atlantic Ferries Accessible? YES!

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MV Seatrader

From 1973 to 1976, this railcar ferry served the Port aux Basques–North Sydney crossing and provided essential assistance transporting the increased freight shipped between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
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Marine Atlantic is Proud to be a Sponsor of Atlantic Burn Camp

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MV Codroy

One of ten small, wooden, diesel-powered vessels built at the Clarenville shipyard during the mid-1940s, this vessel traded salt cod with Caribbean nations and brought back products like Jamaican rum.
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Marine Atlantic - A Truly Unique Travel Adventure

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Pictou-Caribou-Wood Islands Service

This strategic connection between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia has seen significant change and served the people of both provinces and thousands of tourists for over 100 years.
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Proud of our History – SS Cabot Strait

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Petite Forte

A well-known fixture in coastal communities for over 20 years, this vessel was donated to Mercy Ships, where it delivered free medical care and supplies to those in need around the world.
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Proud of our History - MV Stena Carrier

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Time-Chartered Vessels

An invaluable part of the rail and marine service provided in Atlantic Canada, time-chartered vessels were primarily staffed by private company personnel and carried out a distinct mandate.
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Marine Packer

With 59,700 cubic feet of cargo space, this freight vessel was essential to transporting many of the goods required in coastal communities through Newfoundland and Labrador from 1974 to 1994.
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Proud of our History - Lewisporte, NL

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Proud of our History - MV Jarl Transporter

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SS Portia

Named after a character from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, this vessel was used to transport passengers, cargo, and mail from 1904 to 1940.
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MV Jarl Transporter

Chartered in the early 1970s to help address an increase in commercial trucks travelling between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, the vessel could travel at speeds of up to 15 knots.
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