Year End Round Up

Year End Round Up: Looking back on our favourite travel moments with MV Fundy Rose, Northumberland Ferries and The CAT!

As the new year approaches, we invite you to take one more journey with us and explore a few of our favourite photo moments from 2024.

If you travel anywhere on the East Coast in the summer, you’ll likely see lupines dotting the sides of highways, fields and front yards. While not native to the Maritimes, these colourful flowers have become synonymous with summertime in the region. Just look at this shot that Instagram user @jill_johnsto captured on Prince Edward Island.

While solo travel has gained popularity this year, there’s something truly special about embarking on a journey with someone you love.

Nobody embodied this better than passengers Dave and Betty, who came all the way from Florida last July to take MV Fundy Rose from Saint John to Digby. Reflecting on their adventure, they shared, "We wanted to experience the ferry ride and you certainly did not disappoint! We loved our experience." Thank you, Dave and Betty!

Here’s a spotlight on a few more families, friends and couples who used our services this summer.

This year brought great news for all our animal-loving passengers: Northumberland Ferries announced the opening of a new pet-friendly lounge aboard MV Confederation! As a result, 2024 saw even more pets accompanying their owners on the trip across the Northumberland Strait. Here are a few of our favourite four-legged passengers. 

As The CAT approaches Yarmouth, passengers are greeted by a familiar sight—Cape Forchu. For almost 200 years, this iconic lighthouse has guided Nova Scotian mariners to safety and has become a symbol of the South Shore’s rugged beauty. Perhaps that's why it’s also a very popular photography spot in the summertime. We loved all the shots of Cape Forchu this year, from both the land and sea.

Of course, Cape Forchu wasn’t the only lighthouse caught on camera this year. Check out all these other beautiful lighthouses throughout Maine and the Maritimes.

Sometimes, the journey is just as important as the destination — especially when you travel by ferry!

Passengers aboard The CAT documented their travels with the hashtag #TwoNationVacation, taking plenty of pictures throughout Nova Scotia and Maine.

Passengers taking MV Fundy Rose perfectly captured all the fun there is to have in Saint John, New Brunswick. It's no wonder CNN named Saint John as one of the best places to visit in 2024.

And passengers travelling with Northumberland Ferries enjoyed the breathtaking beauty of Prince Edward Island, beautifully captured in @therealalexproductions’s landscape shots!

Thank you for another wonderful year! We’ll leave you with one last photo of the sun setting over the Bay of Fundy, taken by MV Fundy Rose’s very own captain. While the sun is indeed setting on 2024, next year is already brimming with possibility and adventure.

We sincerely appreciate all who travelled aboard MV Fundy Rose, Northumberland Ferries and The CAT this year. Whether you visited destinations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Maine or all of the above, the memories you shared are a testament to the joy of ferry travel and exploration.

Want to see your photos featured next year? Tag us in your posts and use the hashtags #BayFerries, #NorthumberlandFerries and #TheCATferry.

We look forward to continuing to sail with you in 2025!