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Departure Bay is a major ferry terminal in Nanaimo, British Columbia, owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver. The terminal is located at the southern end of Departure Bay .
Service cuts have included the elimination of supplementary sailings on the Swartz Bay–Tsawwassen route, 18 round trips on the Horseshoe Bay–Departure Bay route, and 48 round trips, the largest number of cuts, on the Duke Point–Tsawwassen route, with plans to look for savings on the smaller unprofitable routes in the future. [7]
Upon return, Queen of Coquitlam started regular service on Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route. Queen of Oak Bay, which had a similar refit to Queen of Coquitlam, displaced her from her route in the early Summer 2005. She currently operates as a secondary vessel on Langdale - Horseshoe Bay in the summer, as well as a replacement vessel for any of ...
She entered service on the Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay run on March 8, 2008. [2] She was followed by Coastal Inspiration, which left Germany on February 9 and arrived March 25, and Coastal Celebration, which departed on May 9 and arrived on June 18. The vessels' names were based on submissions received during a "naming contest" in late 2005.
The remaining Sannie Horseshoe Bay ferries had difficulty meeting demand, and Bowen Island residents petitioned for better service. In 1956, the original 1921 fare of twenty-five cents was raised to seventy-five cents and ferry patrons, long dissatisfied, became outraged with the combination of higher fares and an inadequate schedule.
Route: Horseshoe Bay ↔ Bowen Island; MV Queen of Cumberland on April 18, 2003. MV Queen of Cumberland (1992) 112 vehicles; 462 passengers; 96 metre length; 2,662 gross tons; 12.5 kts; 7305 HP; Route: Swartz Bay ↔ Southern Gulf Islands; MV Malaspina Sky (2008) Was renamed from MV Island Sky on October 24, 2019 [1] 125 vehicles; 450 ...
Two additional C-class ferries, Queen of Surrey and Queen of Oak Bay, were built in 1981. [2] The Queen of Alberni arriving at Swartz Bay in 1980. Queen of Alberni differed in design from other Cowichan class vessels, as it only had one vehicle deck designed to carry semi-truck traffic between Vancouver and Victoria. The lack of an upper car ...
BC Ferries from Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay: Metro Vancouver: West Vancouver: 0.00: 0.00: To Highway 101 north – Gibsons, Powell River: Access via BC ferries; westbound access only: Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal: 0.35: 0.22: Keith Road: At-grade intersection, no westbound entrance; west end of freeway: 0.61: 0.38: 0: Marine Drive: Horseshoe ...