new ferry schedule in the face of “breakages” 2024-04-03 12:34:34

Local media from the Isla de la Juventud special municipality reported a new travel schedule for the Perseverancia ferry in the face of “breakages” and the need to preserve the only maritime environment that currently unites the two inhabited islands of the Cuban archipelago.

According to the local channel Islavision, due to the breakages of the catamarans and the urgent need to protect the only vessel that today covers the route between the Ports of Nueva Gerona and Batabanó, the Traveler Base Business Unit located in the Special Municipality Isla de la Juventud, together with other entities involved in maritime passenger transportation, has decided to readjust the departure of the Perseverancia Ferry to alternate days.

The Acting Director of said travel entity, Saraí Rivas, in an interview with journalist Noel Otaño, detailed that the departures will be on alternate days starting on Wednesday, April 3, with departures scheduled on the 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th. , and April 13.

“Passengers with tickets reserved for April 2, that is, today, who might not travel because they did not know the information in time, must appear this Wednesday at the travel agencies of Nueva Gerona and 26 in Havana to carry out the same. Passengers who have continuity of travel must depart in the days prior to their continuity departure,” they added.

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They specified that the pickup in the towns is maintained as it has been until now by the municipal Public Bus company at 2:00 am in La Victoria, Argelia and La Demajagua, while in La Fe it will be at 2:30 am. Drivers must check in between 2:00 and 3:00 am at the port. If you do not do so during that time, you lose the right to travel.

They added that the departure of Perseverancia from the port of Nueva Gerona is scheduled for 7:00 am from Nueva Gerona.

Meanwhile, from Havana, the screening of each departure for passengers scheduled for that day will begin at 9:00 am and the departure of the buses to Batabanó will be around 10:00 and 10:30 am. The departure of the Ferry from the Port of Batabanó towards Nueva Gerona will take place between 2:30 and 3:00 pm.

The Acting Director of the UEB “Traveler” reiterates to passengers that for any reason they are unable to make the trip, their tickets will be refunded at 100% of the cost.