Asked every Christmas
These three sit here on purpose. You do not need a script to read them.
Port aux Basques is about seven hours from North Sydney. Argentia is about sixteen. If you are headed to the west coast or you just want the day back, take the short one. If you are aimed at the Avalon and you can sleep on a ship, the long one saves a drive across the island. Both are the ferry. Pick with a map, not a slogan.
Yes, if the car is coming. Vehicle space is what runs out first, ahead of the cabin you were admiring. A passenger ticket does not hold a lane on the deck. Trailers need an honest length. I book that part the week the dates are real.
In winter, it happens. Wind on this gulf is not decorative. Have a night you can spare on the Cape Breton side or the Newfoundland side. A storm delay is not a personal insult, and it is not rare enough to ignore when you are booking a January sailing.
On the seven-hour crossing, a seat is fine in kind weather. On the sixteen-hour Argentia run, a door you can shut is the kinder plan. If the cabin is gone, you still get there. You just arrive more wrinkled.
Yes, in the kennel routine, not at a table. Say so when you reserve. A dog that appears for the first time at the booth has a worse day than you do.
Ok. That is the honest word. Eat so you are not deciding with an empty stomach. Do not expect a reason to tell your friends.
No. The Crossing Notes is an independent planning guide. I am Pauline Groulx, from Port aux Basques. I do not sell tickets and I do not run the ship.