Celebrate with us this summer and create your  own family memories at sea.

It’s an exciting anniversary year to celebrate. For 80 seasons, Northumberland Ferries Limited (NFL) has been connecting Prince Edward Island with the rest of Canada, offering a ferry service between Wood Islands, PEI and Caribou, near Pictou, Nova Scotia. No matter which direction you’re travelling, you’ll be able to enjoy relaxing fun and full-service amenities as you sail across the Northumberland Strait.

Travel with us on either mv Holiday Island or mv Confederation, adding a little twist of flavour to your Maritime vacation or road trip during our fun-filled 75-minute crossings. As always, we have a complete lineup of activities for your enjoyment throughout the summer months. Because this is our 80th season, we have a special “80 Days of Programming” lined up for you through Seaside Experiences. It’s always a highlight of our season to welcome local vendors on board our vessels. Among the vendors you can expect to meet are Chapel Cove Chocolate, Mrs. MacGregor’s Shortbreads, Hardywares Preserves, Ro Ro’s Hot Sauces, Sunny Cove Honey, Knoydart Farms, Comeau Sea Foods, Copper Bottom Brewing, and other great local purveyors of food and drink. And if sampling isn’t enough to quell your hunger, check out the variety of snacks and meals available at our Salt Water Café on each vessel.

We are offering our Music on Deck program again this summer, on select crossings, from the beginning of July until the end of Labour Day weekend. Sit back and relax to the sounds of talented local performers, seven days a week! For the young and young at heart, there is complimentary face painting every Sunday on mv Confederation and every second Sunday on board mv Holiday Island.

Looking for inspiration on how to use local products in your kitchen? We’ll have our ever-popular chef demos on selected days throughout the summer; get to know chefs Lisa Clarke, Ilona Daniel, Treena MacLeod and the Kilted Chef, Alain Bossé, as they show off some of the best local delights.

One of the special activities planned for this summer is Terminal Day at Wood Islands on July 19, where we’ll have live music performances as well as an appearance of charming goats through Island Hill Farm of Hampshire, PEI.

The Museum of Industry in Stellarton, NS will have an interpreter on board mv Confederation on Mondays this summer delivering a presentation about the coal mining industry in Nova Scotia, which has been a staple industry in the province for decades.

If you’re looking for a memento of your ferry trip, check out the photo booth on board mv Confederation, which was very popular with our passengers last season. Snap your photo against the fun nautical ferry background and then email the photo to yourself while on the ferry!

We’re looking forward to welcoming our guests on board this season. Join us this summer as we celebrate 80 seasons of family vacation traditions.