{"id":20839,"date":"2012-04-23T10:01:21","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T14:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=20839"},"modified":"2012-04-23T10:01:21","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T14:01:21","slug":"new-ferry-service-between-florida-and-grand-bahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2012\/04\/new-ferry-service-between-florida-and-grand-bahama","title":{"rendered":"New Ferry Service Between Florida and Grand Bahama"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Balearia<\/p>\n

Balearia Bahamas Express has announced the first ferry service between mainland America and the picturesque shores of the Bahama Islands.<\/p>\n

The hi-speed vessel, christened \u2018Pinar del Rio\u2019, operates daily except Wednesday, between Fort Lauderdale and Grand Bahama Island.<\/p>\n

Decorated in vibrant colours depicting the seabed, Pinar del R\u00edo bears a design by famed Spanish fashion designer, Custo Barcelona.<\/p>\n

The service offers travellers the opportunity to begin their vacation before they arrive at their destination.<\/p>\n

Balearia Bahamas Express, accommodating 463 passengers, is an appealing alternative to air travel.<\/p>\n

Sailing at a comfortable 32 knots, the vessel undertakes the 76-mile crossing in just two and a one-half hours.<\/p>\n

With a convenient schedule, the service is ideal for a one-day excursion or overnight adventure.<\/p>\n

Departing from Fort Lauderdale\u2019s Port Everglades Terminal One at 10:00 bound for the breathtaking isle of white sand and blue skis, the ferry arrives into Freeport Harbour at 12:30.<\/p>\n

The return trip departs at 19:30 and arrives into Fort Lauderdale 22:00.<\/p>\n

Balearia Bahamas Express is owned by Spanish ferry operator Balearia and the Capo group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Balearia Bahamas Express has introduced the first ferry service between the United States and the Bahamas Islands with daily service, except Wednesday, between Fort Lauderdale and Grand Bahama Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[96,107,81,73],"class_list":["post-20839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel","tag-boats","tag-florida","tag-grand-bahama","tag-travel-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20839\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}