Rhode Island Bay Lighthouse Cruises

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08/04/2019

Join Us on Block Island at Payne's Dock on Monday, August 5th from 4:30 pm-7:30 pm. We are showcasing our newest fast ferry "JULIA LEIGH" to the residents & business owners of Block Island as well as visiting tourists to the island - All are welcomed! This is the ferry we are planning to operate between Quonset Point and Old Harbor in 2020, come by and meet our crew and take a tour of the latest in modern fast ferry comfort and advanced technology. After taking a tour of the ferry enter your name to win a one night stay at the Break Hotel with dinner for two at Spain Restaurant or an one night stay at the Hotel Manisses with dinner for two. Please share the post!

01/21/2019

The state Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has denied Interstate Navigation’s request to incur $8.5 million in debt to build a new 500-passenger fast ferry. The 22 page Report and Order was issued Friday, Jan. 4. Interstate has 30 days to...

12/30/2018

During the last 5 years Interstate Navigation has been telling the Town of New Shoreham and the PUC there is no demand for additional fast ferry service while fighting our proposed Quonset to Block Island service. All the while they have been planning this new fast ferry for the past 2-years. This big new ferry will be displacing local fisherman in the Port of Galilee by taking up more dock space.

The Block Island Ferry is seeking a new boat for its fleet. A public hearing will be held Thursday on the matter. Interstate Navigation wants to replace a 250-passenger seasonal high-speed boat with a new vessel that can carry 500 passengers. They are also asking to incur an $8. 5 million in debt to...

07/20/2018

Seasonal high-speed ferry service to Block Island from Quonset was supposed to start running two years ago, but a lengthy legal battle is keeping the project in dry dock and dividing people both on and off the island.“We know there’s a demand for the servi

09/06/2017

Bumble Bee photo bombs the entering harbor Martha's Vineyard on a sunny late summer day. Courtesy of Twitter - https://tinyurl.com/yd5ytkud

05/27/2017

Looking for last minute Saturday night plans? Come down and take our Sunset Lighthouse Cruise, departing at 7pm! Kick off the summer with an evening on the water, sipping on cocktails and enjoying the sunset over Narragansett Bay.

04/13/2017

Rhode Island Fast Ferry’s planned construction of a new 10,000-square-foot ferry terminal at 1347 Roger Williams Way in Quonset Business Park is set to commence at the end of April,

09/26/2016

WARWICK — State regulators have approved a new high-speed ferry service to Block Island.In a decision issued this week, the Rhode Island Division