Boarding the Bald Head Island Ferry

  • Passengers are encouraged to purchase ferry tickets and make reservations in advance of travel through the website or the mobile app.
  • Arrive a minimum of 30 minutes prior to your planned travel and proceed to the lower level of the Deep Point Terminal to drop off luggage prior to parking.
  • Reservation passengers boarding at the designated date and time of your reservation, please proceed to the โ€œReservationsโ€ boarding area 15 minutes prior to your scheduled departure.
  • Passengers without reservations or traveling outside of their reserved date/time will board through the โ€œGeneralโ€ boarding area. General boarding passengers will be boarded on the next available ferry (a minimum of 50 general boarding spaces are available on each ferry departure).
  • Please have your party together in the boarding area prior to boarding.
  • Please have your ferry ticket(s) available for scanning in either printed or digital form when boarding begins. If your party is boarding at the same time under the same reservation / ticket, only one passenger is required to present the ticket for scanning.
  • Please follow all crew instructions throughout the boarding process and while embarked on the ferry.
  • Please be advised eating, drinking, and pets areย not permittedย in the passenger cabin.
  • Pets are allowed on the exterior areas of the ferry.
  • Smoking and alcohol areย prohibited at all timesย and in all spaces.
  • Upon arrival at Bald Head Island follow the signs for tram assignment if you made a tram reservation.
  • Once you have a tram assignment, gather your party and your baggage and proceed to your assigned tram for transport to your accommodations.