There are two ferry lines in the Azores. I've taken the Transmaçor year-round passenger ferry among Faial, Pico and São Jorge several times. Only one time did nearly everyone aboard except the crew have mild queasiness -- on the Cais do Pico - Velas, São Jorge leg (crossing the channel) -- although no one was heaving, just listless. All the other times I've had no problem with seasickness: http://www.transmacor.pt
The other ferry line, Açorline, that Nancy Jean mentions and runs only in summer, has large auto ferries, which I'm told are far more stable (even an Azorean friend whose tendency to seasickness precludes taking the passenger ferry is able to ride this one safely). Unfortunately, their website seems not to be online any longer: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=d&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=A%C3%A7orline&btnK= Katharine. On Friday, January 25, 2013 10:49:21 AM UTC-5, nancy jean baptiste wrote: > > We've taken the boat from Sao Miguel and Terceira several times and have > had no problems with sea sickness. We enjoy watching the coastlines and > being among the local people. Ferry travel between islands is great fun for > people who aren't prone to sea sickness. It's also significantly cheaper > especially with inter island baggage fees for flying although I think the > overage charges have been discontinued since we didn't have to pay any last > year. > > Nancy Jean > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:50:58 -0700 > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Azores trip > From: mar...@jmtmlt.com <javascript:> > To: azo...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > > When we went to the islands back in 1999 and 2001 the boats were not > available in the early part of May. That may have changed. We flew from > Lisboa to Sao Miguel to Terceira to Sao Jorge back to Terceira to Lisboa. > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:56 AM, janet laytham <jwla...@msn.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > > Do not travel the Azores by boat without a good supply of seasickness > meds. The boats are designed for cargo, not for people. They rock and > roll excessively. > > I took Dramamine before a 4 hour trip. I had given the rest of the pills > away before we were even out of the harbor! The crew was very solicitous > and passed out sick bags and promptly collected the used ones which they > threw overboard. > > The bags were blue. We called the trip the Blue Bag Special. > > > > On Jan 24, 2013, at 9:38 AM, Lorraine Price <design...@cox.net<javascript:>> > wrote: > > ** > > *We’re planning a trip to the Azores in May. Does anyone know of any > planned trips, good deals, air fares, hotels? I’m guessing the main > airport is in San Miguel. We’ll want to travel to Graciosa (my family’s > birthplace) and probably Terciera, by boat? plane?. Any other > suggestions? What about a driver/tour guide? Thanks much!* > > -- > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. Follow the confirmation > directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > > > ** > > > > -- > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. Follow the confirmation > directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > > > > > > -- > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. Follow the confirmation > directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > > > -- -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
