March 30th, 2023
Updated on the March 30th, 2023
Balearia Caribbean >>During the past year 2022 Balearia Caribbean reached 112,000 passengers on its routes between Fort Lauderdale (Florida, US) and the ports of Bimini and Freeport - Grand Bahama - in the Bahamas islands. This result represents an increase of 50% compared to 2021.
Although it has not yet been possible to recover the same level of passengers that was transported in 2019 between Fort Lauderdale (Fll) and the Bahamas, it is expected that for this year 2023 the occupancy levels of the Balearia ferry will be the same, reaching 125,000 passengers.
The volume of merchandise has been maintained with respect to the year 2021, carrying 20,000 units. In total, a total of 450 crossings have been made, with some 27,000 miles traveled.
4 weekly crossings between Fort Lauderdale and Bahamas in low season that are 6 weekly crossings during the months of maximum occupancy in summer. During the low season in the Bahamas, the Balearia Caribbean shipping company makes three daily connections from Port Everglades to the island of Bimini (the well-known Bimini ferry or Bimini express ferry) and 2 weekly connections to the port of Freeport, on Grand Bahama Island. In summer, and depending on the demand of passengers who want to go by ferry to the Bahamas, departures increase daily.
Spring Break 2023. To give you an idea of the magnitude of Balearia Caribbean as a ferry company in the United States, during Spring Break 2023 campain it will transport a total of 10,000 students to the Bahamas over a period of 20 days, from March 11th to April 1st.
Most of them will visit the island of Grand Bahama and will stay, in All Inclusive, at the Viva Wyndahm Fortuna Beach hotel, an All Inclusive hotel in the Bahamas where they can enjoy the wonderful waters and beaches of the Bahamas, water activities and of course, dance until your feet hurt.
Baleria Caribbean (Balearia ferry) celebrated in 2022 its 11th anniversary of the establishment of connections between Fort Lauderdale and Freeport (Grand Bahama). Its arrival on Bimini Island was in 2019, so this is its 4th year operating the Bimini ferry route.
Internationally, its parent company is located in Spain, and it also operates routes in France, Algeria and Morocco. Its international expansion plans are focused, in addition to its more local areas of interest (such as North Africa and France) in the Caribbean, where it intends to expand by connecting Cuba with Florida, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.
You can found all the info about the Bimini ferry of Balearia Caribbean here: the schedule of the Bimini ferry from Fort Lauderdale and deals of Miami to Bimini ferry and hotel with Balearia ferry and Hilton at World Resorts Bimini.
Also you can found the ferry to Bahamas schedule for all 2023 calendar, departure and arrival times of each route and their prices.
Are you interested on the schedule of the ferries that conect Fll to Bahmas? Here they are! Bimini to Fort Lauderdale ferry schedule and ferry from Freeport schedule.
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