Starting with limited service this Sunday, July 12 and revving up to a full weekend schedule on Friday, July 19, the Kingston-Rhinecliff ferry is back.
According to a press release issued Friday, July 10, ferry will operate between the Rhinecliff river dock, easily and directly accessible from the the Amtrak Station via Dutchess Terrace, and the Kingston waterfront, at the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Riverport Wooden Boat Building School – the former Rosita’s – at 50 Rondout Landing.
The ferry is to make five round trips each Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the summer months, coordinated with the Amtrak train schedule for arrivals from New York City on Friday and Saturday and departures to New York City on Sunday.
Be sure to check the schedule at the ferry website before planning your trip. Reservations are strongly recommended; space is limited to six passengers per trip at this time, as well as six bikes and luggage. Call or text 845-520-1481 to make a reservation or for more information.
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Fantastic service. Only complain, our family of 4 eating out across the river must add $92.00 for literally just a few minutes on the water roundtrip. I could be way off in my comments since I don’t own a boat nor pay for insurance, so I have no idea about the expense that comes along with operating a service like this. Perhaps that’s the problem here, expensive insurance, but I will say that I would use this service more regularly to eat out on the Rondout with family and friends if it was more reasonably priced. I’m confident I’m not alone in my sentiment. The restaurants who profit from this service might be best at offsetting this expense, if they aren’t already. Best luck.