About Martha's Vineyard
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All of them have amazing natural beauty, wonderful food, and fun things to do. The beaches on Martha’s Vineyard are unmatched, and there is amazing shopping, history and fun for all ages around every corner. Cruises 2/3 the distance of the 3-hour sightseeing cruise to the Herring Run and returns.
What to expect on Cape Cod Canal Cruises
A wonderful resource is Nantucket Visitor Services, which keeps a weekly record of lodging available (please note this is for all accommodations except house rentals). In each town there are plenty of options including hotels, bed and breakfasts, campgrounds, vacation rentals, and even houseboat rentals for those looking for a really unique experience. A really good resource for an extensive list of options is the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber website where you can search by type of accommodation and also by town. The best way to see the memorable sights and beauty of Hyannis is by the sea. Relax and enjoy the views as your guide explains the various points of interest you see along the way.
Where is Martha’s Vineyard?
If you have boarding cards and make a change, you must check in at the ticket office upon arrival to have new boarding cards printed. View Hy-Line Cruises timetables, prices and book Hy-Line Cruises ferry tickets with directferries.com. Looking for an alternative route or ferry company to fit your plans? Don’t worry, we’ll also compare Hy-Line Cruises with alternative ferry companies in your search to help you choose. I believe it was a record setting season to travel to the islands. Sometimes it felt like we were holding our collective breath, eyes closed, and just pushing through all of the hard until it was over.
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Where is Hyannis?
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The company's main office is located at 22 Channel Point Road in Hyannis. Hy-Line Cruises operates high-speed catamaran ferry service between Hyannis and Nantucket (year-round) and Hyannis and Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard (seasonally). The company also operates seasonal inter-island trips between Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
Out of Hyannis, Hy-Line operates seasonal half-day deep sea fishing trips in Nantucket Sound. The fishing boats, Sea Queen II and Sea Swan, go out daily in the Spring and Summer to fish in Nantucket Sound. They offer bottom fishing trips for scup and black sea bass, along with Captain's Choice trips for whatever the captain thinks will be the best fishing. Nicknamed “The Little Grey Lady of the Sea” the quaint island of Nantucket is located thirty miles south of Cape Cod and is just a quick 1-hour trip aboard our high-speed ferries.
Lady Martha
We discouraged people who were planning to go over for the day not to go if they didn’t have a place to stay. Cancellations don’t come lightly around here, and the captains call it when safety becomes an issue. Hopefully, it never happens again but the weather is the weather and not controllable by any of us. Reservations can be moved to another departure time in advance, and as long as there is available space.
To answer that, we should first explain the layout of the island. Martha’s Vineyard is a larger island, consisting of six towns with magnificent coastlines. The six towns of the island retain their own character and style. The “down island” towns of Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown are shopping havens with attractions and restaurants to suit every taste.
How do you get to Martha’s Vineyard?
(Check out our Nantucket ferry schedule here!) The island is simply a natural beauty and easy to navigate during your visit as it is only 14-miles long and 3 ½-miles wide. Hy-Line Cruises also operates seasonal sightseeing cruises in and around Hyannis Harbor, and the Cape Cod Canal, (the latter sailing from the Wareham village of Onset). The demand for travel during this event was excessive, to put it mildly. If you hadn’t made a reservation at least weeks, if not months, in advance you were left with very little choice in your travel options. We were being asked if we were adding more boats, but there were not enough boats, hours in the day, or staff. We are always watching the weather in this business and that afternoon did not look promising.
Hyannis
Featuring live commentary about the fascinating history and points of interest. Please arrive at least 45 minutes prior to departure to allow for drop-off, parking, and ticketing. Free Wi-Fi is available on board their large, high-speed catamarans, so a comfortable and enjoyable journey is guaranteed every time. It’s also worth noting that, due to laws held by the local ferry authority, all of Hy-Line Cruise’s vessels are passenger only. You can also take our Nantucket Ferry or Martha’s Vineyard Ferry and get to either island in an hour! There is so much to see, and Hyannis is the perfect central location for your Cape Cod vacation.
All of our services are available to book online and by phone. When canceling or modifying a commuter reservation online, user will need to be logged in to the commuter portal to access their booking. Cruises all the way through the Cape Cod Canal, to the Sandwich Boat Basin and returns. Open tickets are valid for up to 12 months from booking date (see ticket conditions). The island of Nantucket solidified its place in history hundreds of years ago.
The company began in 1962 under the name Hyannis Harbor Tours, and was operated by brothers Richard and Robert Scudder, with sightseeing trips as their primary focus. From its humble beginnings, operating just one boat with three employees, Hy-Line Cruises is now staffed by over three hundred and fifty people, including a hundred year-round workers. Reserved tickets can be picked up at the ticket office at any time after they are made, but must be picked up from the ticket office no later than 30 minutes prior to departure. Passengers who have not boarded or who are not ticketed and in line 15 minutes prior to departure may have their tickets released to standby passengers. Any reservations not claimed prior to the boat’s departure time will be considered a No Show.
Or maybe it’s the historic buildings, some of which date back to the late 1600s. With its unspoiled charm and natural beauty, it is easy to see why so many travelers flock here year after year. If you’re staying for a few nights, you’ll want to take the time to really explore every town and its unique atmosphere and attractions.
Reservations are the only way to guarantee available space. Please arrive at least 45 minutes prior to departure to allow for drop-off, parking and ticketing. Once you step off the ferry, you will feel like you have been transported back in time.
It was with heavy hearts that we had to cancel the Hyannis Harbor Cruise for the 2022 season. This is the service that started the company in 1962 by brothers Richard and Robert Scudder. We committed to run Cape Cod Canal Cruises on M/V Viking with a late season start of July 1st.
We are proud and humbled by their effort and commitment to the Hy-Line family. As winter turned to spring, it was time for tough conversations and decisions. Considering the employment struggles that were a pandemic tailwind effect, it was clear that our Canal Cruise and Harbor Cruise would be significantly affected. The reality was that we would only have one vessel for two services in two completely different locations. “Pivot” seems to be the COVID buzzword and that’s exactly what was necessary.
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