Happy Holidays from Prudence & Bay Island Transport!

Please note that there are no ferry runs on Christmas day. New Years Day will run on a special schedule.

This holiday season we are thankful for all of our crew and our customers for their compliance with the COVID-19 guidelines from the RI Governors office! Please continue to wear your masks at all times on board the ferry and at ferry terminals, we will have extra masks available for passengers who may have forgotten theirs. We know that as the weather gets colder more people may want to ride in the indoor cabin areas but please follow cabin capacity limits and utilize the outdoor seating when indoor cabin space is full. Passengers with vehicles please remain inside your vehicles to help save the indoor seating for walk on passengers. To increase air flow in indoor cabins we have installed air purifiers with HEPA filters. Please remember that if you are traveling to be tested for COVID-19 due to either experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or are considered a close contact of a COVID-19 positive individual please call the office to schedule a vehicle reservation. Anyone experiencing severe symptoms including shortness of breath is encouraged to call 911 to be transported by rescue.

For your information, we have been notified by the Bristol Harbor Master that the Bristol Maritime center in the former armory building will be closed to the public through at least January 2nd in response to the increase in COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island.

The Herbert C. Bonner is currently scheduled to run through December with the Prudence Ferry ready to start service as ridership decreases for the winter. We expect to see the Prudence Ferry in service early to mid-January. The outdoor covered cabin area on the Prudence Ferry underwent renovations over the summer and we hope this space will provide comfortable seating for passengers when indoor cabin spaces are full. Vehicle space is limited on the Prudence Ferry, please continue to make all reservations in advance.

We continue to receive a large number of packages daily. Please help us to avoid congestion at the ferry terminal and reduce the potential spread of COVID-19; by signing up for text alerts and coming to retrieve your package only after you have received the text from PBIT. If you are expecting a package and did not receive a text alert from us please call to ask if it has arrived rather then coming in person to check. Remember that the ferry office needs to be notified ahead of time for any packages that are not arriving via UPS, FedEx or USPS. The ferry crew is not responsible for handling any grocery or food deliveries, these must be arranged ahead of time with the ferry office and someone must be present to put the items on the ferry in Bristol and to take them off on the island side. Do not leave food unattended at the Bristol terminal. If you have food items arriving via UPS or FedEx please pick these up from the Prudence office in a timely manner to avoid spoilage. CVS will continue to be delivered to the ferry on Monday, Wednesday and Friday by the Metacom pharmacy location and we will continue to hold CVS items in the Prudence Office. You will receive a text message when your CVS arrives. CVS must be picked up by the individual whose name is on the bag unless we have been previously notified that someone else has permission to pick it up.

The snow and ice season is upon us! Please use caution when walking in the parking lot and on the docks. The crew will be routinely salting heavy traffic areas but accumulating snow and ice may cause some slippery areas. Please no overnight parking in the center lane of the Prudence office during the winter season to allow for plowing.

From all of us at Prudence & Bay Islands Transport: We wish everyone a safe and healthy new year! Thank you for your continued support! [PO Box 1017, Bristol RI 02809], [401.683.0430], [www.PI-Ferry.com]