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Marine Atlantic releases new rates for 2013

Marine Atlantic

Marine Atlantic

Published on February 13, 2013
Published on February 13, 2013
Brodie Thomas  RSS Feed
The Gulf News

Marine Atlantic has released its 2013 rates, which will take effect April 1.

Topics :
Marine Atlantic , Port aux Basques

Starting that day, It will cost a walk-on passenger $1.49 more to make the crossing from Port aux Basques. The new cost is $42.25.

A couple with a vehicle will now pay $194.37 - an increase of $7.20.

A family of four with a vehicle will pay an additional $8.72 for a total of $233.49.

All prices include applicable fees. Marine Atlantic has not raised the security fee or fuel surcharge.

There are no taxes on fares and tarrifs across the gulf, but travellers do pay sales tax on services such as meals and cabins aboard the ferries.

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    elaine smith
    - February 15, 2013 at 13:55:04

    So how about this? Marine Atlantic drops their rates by ten percent, but also reduces the wages of their highly overpaid workforce by ten percent as well???? I bet you that would get a reaction from the crowd in PAB and North Sydney, and put Gerry Byrne in a real spin!!!!!

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    Jan
    - February 14, 2013 at 15:53:53

    Just another money grab. Cheaper to fly when you can get an $89/ow out of Hlfx. Pricing yourselves out of business. So much for Tourism. For the rich and affluent only, it would seem.

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    Philip Janes
    - February 14, 2013 at 11:34:30

    Well I haven't been home in four years. Well I guess I won't be getting home cause I am from Port aux Basques and probably cheaper to fly when I decide to go home.I guess this is how they going to pay for the boat and keep Newfoundlanders away.It suppose to be part of TCH and don't see any tolls anywhere else.Big cash grab that all I can say.

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    DGB
    - February 13, 2013 at 18:33:33

    Thats just unfair and unreal ......and yes it was suppose to be a part of the Trans Canada Highway ......then as usual the government got greedy ...and greed leads to more greed .......yup it will soon be cheaper to fly .......

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    kevin young
    - February 13, 2013 at 15:54:10

    This is so on fair to us from newfoundland" Are they trying to keep us from going back to the place we love.I remember the first trip across to cape breton back in 1989 it was $12.50 at that time as a walk on!!! Now 24 years later it cost $42.25!! if thats not robbing us i don't know what is.Me and my family would go back home at least 3 times a year"Now with the prices gone up so much in the last 10 years anyway "We only get to go home ones a year"So on fair..With the new ferry's they got now which was a bad mistake to me"they can't even make the crossing in the wind like the old ferry's could"always delays.As for my point of view we pay way to much for the poor service we get & each year it get harder & harder to get back to the place we love!!!!!! Kevin young Pipers Cove.NS

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    Sandra tucker
    - February 13, 2013 at 14:37:38

    This increase is totally unfair, we've travelled marine atlantic for twelve years and i've enjoyed it but due to the increase we may as well fly..Not to mention the tourist why would they even bother to come across with the increase in fares...I think this should be a part of the trans canada...

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      alison
      - February 14, 2013 at 07:02:38

      I thought that the ferry was a part of the Trans Canadian Highway 1!!!!!

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    Audrey Freeman
    - February 13, 2013 at 13:50:33

    How in the name of all that's holy are we suppose to promote tourism in this province when it costs almost as much to cross the gulf by car as it would for a charter flight....OK,so people stop traveling by car,fly in and rent a car......there are maybe 25% of the rental cars needed by tourists..friends of ours stranded in St Johns had to actually buy a car to get around the island.All the pretty quaint commercials will not do it if the expense of visiting Newfoundland keeps going up.I admit as a layman I don't have the answers,but isn't that where our tax dollars are suppose to go..to someone in government to come up with these answers? It's like the so called friend who invites you to visit and right away starts putting obstacles and excuses in the way so that make it impossible for you to do so.Please don't get me started on the prices of cabins and meals on board these ferry's!

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