Come to Nova Scotia by mini-cruise. Comfortable car-ferry trips range from a one- to two-hour voyage to an overnight special with accommodations and entertainment.

Bar Harbor, Maine - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Daily service, May to October; twice daily July and August. Reservations required. Contact Bay Ferries Limited, 94 Water Street, P.O. Box 634, Charlottetown, P.E.I.; phone 1-888-249-7245; (902) 566-3838; fax (902) 566-1550; Passengers should be at the terminal one hour prior to sailing.

Portland, Maine - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Daily service, early May through October. Reservations required. In Canada: M/S Scotia Prince Cruises, P.O. Box 609, Yarmouth, NS, B5A 4B6. In the United States: M/S Scotia Prince Cruises, P.O. Box 4216, Station A, Portland, Maine, 04101. In USA and Canada call toll-free 1-800-341-7540 or, in Maine, 1-800-482-0955.

Saint John, New Brunswick - Digby, Nova Scotia

Daily service year-round; three trips daily during peak months. Reservations recommended. Bay Ferries, 94 Water Street, P.O. Box 634, Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 7L3; phone 1-888-249-7245; (902) 566-3838; fax (902) 566-1550.

Prince Edward Island - Nova Scotia

Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, to Caribou, Nova Scotia, daily service May 1 to December 20, operated by Northumberland Ferries Ltd., 94 Water Street, P.O. Box 634, Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 7L3. In Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, call toll-free 1-800-565-0201. From other areas, call (902) 566-3838.

Newfoundland - Nova Scotia

Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland, to/from North Sydney, Nova Scotia, daily service year-round; additional service mid-June to September. Argentia, Newfoundland to North Sydney, Nova Scotia: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, mid-June to mid-October. Reservations recommended. Tickets must be picked up one hour before sailing. Marine Atlantic Reservations, 355 Purves St, North Sydney, NS, B2A 3V2. 1-800-341-7981.