Entries tagged 'Superferry'
Hawaii Superferry Ridership Rises to 40% - High Airfares Pushing More to Boat
The numbers are rising steadily as the much maligned Superferry entices more to take the interisland jaunt over water. Hawaii Superferry Blog points out that the numbers are still not high enough to be profitable so we'll see how...
Rental Cars on Superferry -- Total Rip Off?
So I jumped the gun on proclaiming joy at word that you can put rental cars on the Superferry. Turns out, according to the Unofficial Superferry Blog, the rental car companies have imposed a one-way drop-off fee of $400. Which...
Rental Cars on the Super Ferry A-OK: Interisland Driving Era Begins
Just as I'd hoped, the new Superferry (which in light of airline costs is starting to look better and better) is now allowing rental cars to travel between islands on the boat. This is a huge boon that will not...
More Superferry Pile On: Hawaii's Quickest Ticket to Seasickness
This video explains why you might not want to ride this big boat. It also inspired Brad's Barf-o-Meter....
New Barf-o-Meter: Know Before You Blow on the Hawaii Superferry
The much maligned Superferry has had its fare share of problems. First, there was the surfboard flotilla protest. Then came the court mandated stoppages. Then came the resumption of passages but with extreme seasickness (crew members were handing out barf...
Amid All the Bad News, We Get One Superferry Fan in Hawaii
Well, that's an exaggeration. But Bruce, who blogs here, is one of the first to post prominently about a splendid trip on a boat better known for delays and barf bags. Here's a bit about what a Superferry trip is...
Barf Boat: Hawaii Superferry Is Super Queasy on Reopening Day
I don't know how better I can describe the situation on the Hawaii Superferry on its maiden re-voyage from Oahu to Kahului than Honolulu Advertiser writer Dan Nakaso. "At least 25 passengers all over the Alakai were openly vomiting, said...
Will the Hawaii Superferry Kill Humpback Whales?
Here's why the environmentalist opponents of the Hawaii Superferry say it's a nautical nightmare. This is one side's POV so take it in that light....
Superferry to Sail, Protesters Will Rail -- Da Plane?
I've been remiss in blogging about the ongoing Saga of the Superferry. A lickety-split Hawaii State Legislature session churned out a law specifically designed to answer a court injunction won by ferry opponents that had convinced a Hawaii State Court...
Hawaii Superferry -- $350 Million Boat Company Sinking Fast
The CEO of the beleaguered Hawaii Superferry told the State of Hawaii that the Courts needed to quickly decide whether the ferry would run or the company would shutter operations for good and flee to kinder shores. This could be...
Superferry Kauai Service Resumes Sept 26 -- Surfers, Too?
The controversial Hawaii Superferry will resume voyages to Kauai from Oahu on September 26. The U.S. Coast Guard has vowed to arrest protesters, which could make for excellent political theater. The ferry returned some of the stranded cars from aborted...
More Superferry Fracas Info: Can Sail to Kauai, Will be Blocked by Surfers
The lastest twist in the Byzantine saga of the much maligned Hawaii Superferry, a Kauai judge decided that the big boat could operate out of Nawiliwili Harbor while the company, the state, and a passle of lawyer-backed protesters work out...
Hawaii Superferry Superfiasco: Kauai Shutdown, Customers Stranded, Boat Service's Fate Uncertain
It's a pretty sad saga at this point. The Hawaii Superferry was a ballyhooed solution to expensive and inconvenient interisland travel in Hawaii. Bring your car seats and your bikes and boards! No need to pay ridiculous fares to fly...
NEWS FLASH -- SUPERFERRY SHUTDOWN
That didn't take very long. A Maui court ordered the Hawaii Superferry to cease voyages in and out of Kahului at least until Wednesday when the court will hear arguments on whether the big boat can continue plying Hawaii waters...
