Car reservations open for travel to Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket on Steamship Commission ferries for summer season

The Steamship Authority on Tuesday opened reservations for Headstart customers for summer cruises to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Headstart customers on Excursion and Optional plans can book reservations for travel from May 18 to October 23. Eligible customers can make up to 10 one-way or round-trip bookings for travel in the summer schedule. Up to five of those reservations may be made directly in another person’s name for personal use. Three of those five reservations can be claimed as transferable reservations, which can be transferred to another person at a later date. Last year, Headstart customers were only allowed to make five bookings before the general booking began. Headstart booking period is from Jan. Runs up to 16 “It’s like Black Friday here at the Steamship Commission. As people wake up early in the morning, they queue up. Have the date they want. the time they want,” said Sean Driscoll, director of communications for the Steamship Commission. Online reservations for the public wishing to get a vehicle to Nantucket at 5 a.m. Jan. 17 and 5 a.m. Jan. 24 to and from Martha’s Vineyard, steamship The commission will continue to use a virtual waiting room that allows customers to see their “place” in line and approximate wait times until they make a transaction, eliminating the need to update the website. , there will be a change this year. “At 5 a.m. on both opening days, what we’re going to do is becomes clear. So there’s no benefit to you coming in at 4, 4:15, 4:30 in the morning,” Driscoll said. For those who want to make old-fashioned phone or in-person reservations, that window opens on Jan. 31.

The Steamship Commission on Tuesday made reservations for Headstart customers to and from Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket for the summer season.

Headstart customers on Excursion and Optional plans were able to book bookings for travel from May 18 to October 23.

Eligible customers can make up to 10 one-way or round-trip bookings for travel during the summer schedule. Up to five of those reservations may be made directly in another person’s name for personal use. Three of those five reservations can be claimed as transferable reservations, which can be transferred to another person at a later date.

Last year, Headstart customers were only allowed to make five reservations before the general reservation began.

Headstart booking period is from Jan. Runs up to 16

“It’s like Black Friday at the Steamship Authority. People wake up early in the morning, they get in line. They want the date they want. The time they want,” said Sean Driscoll, director of communications for the Steamship Authority.

Jan. 17th at 5am and January 24th at 5am for Nantucket for the general public to get their vehicle to and from Martha’s Vineyard.

Steamship Authority will continue to use a virtual waiting room that allows customers to see their “place” in line and approximate wait times until they make a transaction, eliminating the need to refresh the website; However, this year there will be a change.

“At 5am on both opening days, it was clear what we were going to do. So there’s no benefit to you going at 4, 4:15, 4:30 in the morning,” Driscoll said.

For those who want to book the old-fashioned way, either by phone or in person, that window opens on January 31.

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