Frequently Asked Questions

Question:

My vehicle will be pulling a trailer. Are there any ferries that I should avoid traveling on?

Answer:

Yes. Because customers traveling on the Gay Head, the Katama and the Sankaty are generally required to back their vehicles onto or off of those vessels, the Authority strongly discourages customers with vehicles towing trailers (except tractor-trailers) from traveling on the Gay Head, the Katama or the Sankaty. Customers with vehicles towing trailers who choose to travel on any of those vessels will be responsible for loading and unloading their vehicles safely and quickly within the normal time constraints of the loading and unloading process. Failure to do so will result in the imposition of a drive-on/drive-off charge if the Authority elects to drive the vehicle and trailer on the customer's behalf (available on the Hyannis-Nantucket route only) or in the Authority's refusal to allow the customer to board the vessel with his or her vehicle and trailer (and, as a result, in the customer's forfeiture of his or her reservation and ticket).

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