This Edition is all about the ferries! Here is the latest news about a ferry from Merida to New Orleans, a ferry from Florida to Cuba, from Florida to somewhere in the Yucatan Peninsula, and our local ferries to and from Playa del Carmen from Cozumel, Barcos Caribe, Mexico Waterjets, Ultramar, and the Vehicle Ferry, Transcaribe. All this information will be kept for you in Cozumel Sun Living in Cozumel Guide under Cozumel Ferries.
There are talks about a Ferry from sister Cities Mérida , Mexico and New Orleans, U.S.A. Here is What Yucatan Expat Life reported:
Ferry to New Orleans in talks
YUCATÁN EXPAT LIFE / MARCH 27, 2015
Mérida, Yucatán — While private-sector companies for years have proposed ferry service to and from the United States, now the state government is getting into the game.
A boat connecting Yucatán with Mérida’s sister city of New Orleans would boost tourism and attract potential second-home buyers, said Eric Rubio Barthell, head of the Office of the State Executive.
He revealed that government officials are in talks with a U.S. company that navigates the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes region.
He noted, speaking to Diario de Yucatán, the encouraging fact that many tourists now come to Yucatán for longer visits, and noted that New Orleans is a strategic location for a large number of Americans.
In late April, a group of 40 business executives from Louisiana and Mississippi will meet with local government officials.
A ferry has been tried before. The “Yucatan Express,” connected Progreso with Tampa in 2003. It was a a 36-hour ride each way on a vessel that was smaller and more modest than a cruise ship, reported the St. Petersburg Times. As few as 37 passengers occupied the ferry’s 322 cabins on an early cruise and the venture lost millions of dollars.
Orlando-based United Caribbean Lines has repeatedly expressed interest in a Florida-Yucatán ferry and as recently as 2012 sent out questionnaires to potential customers. As of today, their home page indicates plans to sail to Cuba this fall.
Yucatan Ferry Update
I received this email update on the Yucatan Ferry Project that we have been following for a few years:
I am happy to report that things are going ahead with both the Florida ferry to Cuba and the Yucatan/US ferry service. (Not related to news reports of a Yucatan New Orleans ferry)
The website is now up and operational. You may go to the site to sign up for the email list. Bruce has always said the website would not be operational until he is certain the ferries would go ahead so this is good news. http://www.unitedcaribbeanlines.com/.
Bruce said, “I have had very productive meetings this week in putting the final plans together for the ferry. I hope that we will have something material to announce in the next few weeks.
I have also been working on getting a license to run a ferry from Florida to Cuba.
If I get that license, we will also run a survey from Cancun to Havana. It would be fun for all the gringos in the Yucatan for a great getaway to Cuba without flying.”
You may forward this email to anyone interested in either ferry route.
Tamara Magnusson
Barcos Caribe
Category Price (Pesos)
Adult Plan Quintana Roo $ 69.00
Minor Plan Quintana Roo $ 30.00
INAPAM (Mexico Senior Card) $ 50.00
Adult Foreigner $ 135.00
Minor Foreigner $ 70.00
Cozumel – Playa del Carmen
AM PM
05:30 1:00
08:00 3:00
08:30 4:30
10:30 6:30
11:30 08:00
10:00
Playa del Carmen – Cozumel
AM PM
06:30 12:30
09:00 02:00
09:30 04:00
11:30 05:30
07:30
11:00
UltraMar
Category Price (Pesos)
Adult Plan Locale $ 84.00
Minor Plan Locale $ 40.00
INAPAM (Mexico Senior Card) $ 62.00
Adult Foreigner $ 163.00
Minor Foreigner $ 97.00
Children 0-5 years do not pay ticket
Children 6-11 years pay minors fee
Children over 12 years pay full fare.
Departs from Playa del Carmen, Q. Roo México. Rates and times subject to change without prior notice. Follow us on: Twitter.com/@UltraMarFerries and Facebook.com/UltraMarFerries
Mexico Waterjets
Category Price (Pesos)
Adult Plan Locale $ 83.00
Minor Plan Locale $ 39.00
INAPAM (Mexico Senior Card) $ 63.00
Adult Foreigner $ 162.00
Minor Foreigner $ 96.00
Children Under 2 years do not pay ticket
Children 2 -11 years pay 50%
Children over 12 years pay full fare.
Transcaribe
Vehicle Transport to and from Playa del Carmen
| Nivel | Tipo de unidad | Límite máximo de peso en Toneladas |
Longitud máxima en metros |
Tarifa Normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehículo familiar (automóvil con factura) | N/A | N/A | $817.12* |
| 3 | Camioneta uso Comercial (Estaquitas, Doble Cabina, Pickup) | 1 TON | 6.00 | $1,386.46 |
| 4 | Vehiculo de Carga (Camion de 3 Ton con Carga, Vents de uso Pesado) | 3 TON | 6.50 | $2,096.48 |
| 6 | Rabon y/o Autobus Pequeño | 10 TON | 9.00 | $2,878.05 |
| 7 | Torton, Tandem y Autobuses | 15 TON | 11.00 | $3,353.18 |
| 8 | Trailer Corto y Mudanzas | 20 TON | 15.00 | $4,352.77 |
| 9 | Trailer con Caja de 40 Pies | 30 TON | 17.50 | $6,449.32 |
| 10 | Trailer con Caja de 45 Pies | 35 TON | 18.80 | $7,297.77 |
| 11 | Trailer con Caja de 48 Pies | 38 TON | 20.00 | $9,584.06 |
| 12 | Pipas de Gas y Combustible de 45 Pies | 40 TON | 18.80 | $8,645.17 |
| 13 | Full (Doble Semiremolque) | 50 TON | 25.00 | $11,423.58 |
| 14 | Motocicletas | $304.76 | ||
| 15 | Pasajeros Adicionales | $67.71 | ||
| 16 | Full (Doble Semiremolque de Combustible) | 60 TON | 28.00 | $14,721.05 |
| 17 | Metro Adicional Longitud | 1.00 | $434.88 | |
| 18 | Tonelada Adicional | $434.88 | ||
| 19 | Full Extra largo | 50 TON | 29.00 | $13,261.76 |
| 20 | Tráiler Extralargo | 50 TON | 25.00 | $11,960.75 |
*Vehículo con plan Cozumel $380.00, Vehículo con plan Quintana Roo $500.00
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* EXCLUSIVE TO BLACK LOAD TIMES
