A new foot passenger-only ferry service will soon launch between Nanaimo and Vancouver.
The ferry line, called Hullo, is being launched by the Vancouver Island Ferry Company and is set to begin sailings in late summer 2023.
Sailings are expected to take 70 minutes to complete, according to VIFC, with up to seven roundtrip sailings planned each day. Hullo will launch with two 354-passenger catamarans in its fleet. Each ferry will include free Wi-Fi and snacks will be available for purchase.Hullo's two ferries are undergoing final sea trials at the Damen Group shipyard in Vietnam and are scheduled to sail to Vancouver Island in May.
VIFC adds that its director of operations, captain Wendy Williams, was the first Canadian woman to captain a mega cruise ship.
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