PEIThe ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia will have two ships in rotation for the busy tourist season starting Sunday, June 15. This will be 1st season on the water for MV Northumberland, formerly the FanafjordGwyneth Egan · CBC News · Posted: Jun 13, 2025 12:59 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours agoMV Northumberland, formerly called the Fanafjord, will start sailing between Caribou, N.S., and Wood Islands, P.E.I., on Sunday. (CBC)The ferry service between Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia will have two ships in rotation for the busy tourist season starting Sunday, June 15.This is the first season the MV Northumberland — previously the MV Fanafjord — will be on the water. The federal government purchased the vehicle and passenger ferry from its Norwegian owner for $43 million in 2023 as a replacement for the Holiday Island, which had to be scrapped after a fire in the summer of 2022.With both the MV Confederation and MV Northumberland in service, Northumberland Ferries will have eight scheduled crossings a day.Departures will take place about every 90 minutes, with the first at 7 a.m. and the last at 6:30 p.m.The only other option for crossing between Prince Edward Island and mainland Canada by vehicle is the Confederation Bridge, which connects western P.E.I. and New Brunswick. ABOUT THE AUTHORGwyneth Egan is a digital writer at CBC Prince Edward Island. She is a graduate of Carleton University’s master of journalism program and previously interned with White Coat, Black Art. You can reach her at gwyneth.egan1@cbc.ca
2-ferry service between N.S. and P.E.I. is set to resume for the season Sunday
