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Searoad Ferries (formerly known as Peninsula Searoad Transport) is an Australian company that operates a roll-on/roll-off vehicle and passenger ferry service between the heads of Port Phillip, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The route operates between terminals at Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula and Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula.
It has operated between the heads of Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento since 2000. It is the sister ship of Queenscliff, and on entering service enabled a doubling in the service frequency across the bay. The ferry can carry approximately 80 vehicles and 700 passengers. [1]
It has operated between the heads of Port Phillip Bay between the towns of Queenscliff and Sorrento since December 1993. [3] The ferry replaced the earlier Peninsula Princess used on the route, and can carry approximately 80 vehicles and 700 passengers. [1] During the 2011 off season the ferry underwent a $2 Million refit. [4]
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Port Phillip Ferries operate two Incat fast catamaran ferries. They are 36 metres long, accommodate over 400 passengers and feature a licensed cafe, bike racks, charging stations and wifi. Bellarine Express, 409 passengers, built in 2017 as hull number 090 [6]
April 20, 2009 – Orcacard.com and 1-888-988-ORCA call center launches. Customer Service Offices begin ORCA card distribution. May 2009 – Sounder Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) begin ORCA card distribution. "ORCA is Here" inserts and posters appear in Customer Service Offices and on board buses, trains, and ferries.
On 28 April 2015, Sorrento caught fire whilst on a voyage from Palma de Mallorca to Valencia. The ship was 15 nautical miles (27 km) off Mallorca when a fire was discovered on one of the car decks. An emergency was declared and a number of vessels went to the assistance of Sorrento, [3] including the ferries Publia and Visemar One.