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    Hy-Line Cruises

    3.4 (144 reviews)
    Open 6:00 am - 7:30 pm
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    Beautiful views from our Hyannis Harbor Cruise - Two sailboats are anchored in a calm harbor with buoys nearby. The shoreline features residential houses with varied architectural styles, some with porches and multiple stories. The sky is partly cloudy with patches of blue, and the scene is viewed through a fence in the foreground.

    Had a wonderful experience on the 1 hour Harbor cruise with our family this August! Both my 5 year old daughter and 7 year old son loved it! The tour guide was amazing (though was more for the adults) and taught us some cool new things about Hyannis. The houses were gorgeous (and my daughter loved seeing Taylor Swift's old house!) It was a perfect about of time for kids. Our boat was cancelled the night before for the water being too choppy, which we appreciate. The views were really gorgeous and the service was excellent! There's both an inside and outside, and on the outside area there's both a covered and uncovered area. It was rather calm most the whole ride. Just bring a sweater as it gets breezy! Highly recommend!

    Inside view of ferry - The image shows the interior of a passenger ferry with multiple rows of seats occupied by passengers. Some passengers are seated facing forward, while others are standing near the counter area. The ferry has large windows along one side, allowing natural light to enter. The ceiling is fitted with round lights, and a television screen is visible in the background. The overall setting indicates a typical ferry interior designed for passenger comfort during travel.
    James A.

    This location of Hy-Line Cruises is located in Hyannis, MA on the mainland. It was the starting point for us, on our trip to see the two neighborhood islands of Martha's Vineyard (MV) and Nantucket on the same day. By using Hy-Line and paying a higher price than the competitors, one can cut the journey time in half (basically the one-way trip is about an hour). One can buy tickets and parking on-line. Parking your car at Hyannis can be difficult, would recommend to prepay for a remote lot spot ($17) and take the complementary shuttle to the pier...the spots will sell out/be full during the busy summer. We needed to catch the 6:10 AM ferry to Nantucket ($48 each person), and they make it very clear that it would be safest to be checked in 30 minutes before departure. We got to the remote parking lot (we parked at lot 8) at 5:05, and most of the spots were already taken (probably for folks staying overnight at Nantucket or MV). It got full later in the day, but for our early slot, we found a spot. A shuttle was already headed towards the pier, and it stopped to see if we needed a ride. We had already prepaid (and put the printed receipt on the dash), so we were good to go. It's about 1.5 miles from the pier, so got there by 5:20. The office opened at 5:25, and provides air conditioned waiting areas if you don't want to wait outside. There were a lot of people already waiting, mostly workers who needed to get to the island to start their day. There is plenty of security milling around the area. Everybody started to get into the main lline around 5:40 and they let us on at 5:50, with an ontime departure of 6:10am. We sat in the lower deck, which had the snack bar (hot breakfast, beverages, alcohol). Most of the seats were facing forward, 3 in a group at the sides with the center having tables facing each other (would be great to play cards with friends, which is what some folks were doing) It's a big ship, and most of the seats were full (day workers). I would guess that this is probably the most crowded one of the day. If you sit inside, there isn't much sway, and I didn't see anybody look uncomfortable from motion sickness. The ship can really move, and we got into Nantucket around 7:15am. People with luggage had placed them in carts before boarding the boat. These same carts were made available when disembarking, to pick up your bags. As we disembarked, the folks wanting to do the opposite trek were already in line, ready to board. And the cycle began again....

    Dee M.

    Fun ride. Comfortable seating. Good views. Suggest eating or beverage consuming beforehand. There is only 1 counterperson for entire boat and she is swamped. Very long line. Then after a long wait u pay $3.25 for a soda which is 4 sips and an entire cup of ice. I don't mind paying extra in a resort but give me what i pay for please. Good stuff : I don't think we could've had a more pleasant boat ride up and down the Hudson in the Catskills. Many things to see. Sweeping vistas all around and the boat is set up in such a manner that you can see everything. We will definitely do this again. Next time we get to the Catskills.

    A waiting room features black chairs arranged along the walls, with a TV mounted on a wall near a wooden dresser. Several people are seated near a large window, which allows natural light into the space. The ceiling has recessed lighting, and the floor is carpeted with a striped pattern. There are stanchions with black belts creating a queue area.
    Matt S.

    Very easy to schedule online and get access to. It was very confusing that if you pre-pay the parking there's no one their to direct you on getting a printed pass so I left our printed itinerary on the dashboard. Convenient shuttle from the lot to the dock. They also are up charging $3/ person if you change as a fuel surcharge which I didn't agree with since I had paid ahead and just was moving to an earlier boat upon the return.

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