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Ferry fare hiked again

Ferrytourists

What cost you $3 last February will cost you almost 3 times as much this February, thanks to a second fare increase in five months for the Red Hook ferries and a new baggage charge.  The regular fare has been boosted to $5 one-way.  You and two bags … $11.  Last year, $3. The fare from St. John to Charlotte Amalie has been raised to $11.50, plus baggage fees. (I knew this was coming last year when I saw seeing "Tips Accepted" cans on the barges.) 

The $5 one-way fare was approved by the V.I. Public Services Commission.  The PSC calls the increased fare "temporary", but acknowledges that while fuel prices have skyrocketed, the price was $3 from 1989 until this year.  A  $2/bag fee, instituted in August, has been increased to $3.

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