The Hullo ferry service is celebrating the arrival of its two high-speed vessels in Nanaimo, ahead of the company’s launch of its new passenger ferry service between the Harbour City and downtown Vancouver.
The two vessels arrived in Victoria from Vietnam, where they were built, on June 26 for final checks.
“Most of the work on the ferries in Victoria was preparation work, putting on all the life saving equipment, working with Transport Canada,” said Hullo Ferries CEO Alastair Caddick on Friday.
Caddick was tight-lipped about an official launch date, only saying that the new ferry service is still on track to begin operations in August.
“Over the next two weeks we’re going to be doing a lot of important training runs between here and Vancouver, getting our crews familiar with the waters and that route and going in and out of both ports,” he said.
“So a lot of training runs,” he added. “People will be able to see the ferries coming in and out of Nanaimo on a daily basis as we lead up to an early August launch.”
Last month, Hullo released its pricing, which is divided into three tiers of seating.
“Comfort” class seating runs $39.99 for adults and $19.99 for children and seniors, with prices going up by $10 increments for premium class and business class seating.
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“It’s a really exciting day for all of us at Hullo and the community of Nanaimo,” said Caddick.
“It’s a big milestone to finally get our two new beautiful high speed ferries to their home port here in Nanaimo.”
Caddick says more information about the sailing schedules will be announced next week.
Adam Chan
