Ship Island to Resume Ferry Service on Saturday
Sun, sand, and Ship Island, what more could you ask for? That's what the folks at Ship Island Excursions are saying ahead of the continuation of their popular ferry service to the barrier…
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Ship Island Excursions returns this weekend
A new season for Ship Island Excursions starts this weekend! Employees have been preparing all week, restocking the snack bar on the ferry, and setting up chairs along the island.…
Ship Island Excursions are back
It’s been a long time, but Ship Island Excursions are back. Boats finally departed for the island. Ship Island Excursions halted its ferry service back in 2020 during COVID. In late…
Ship Island to reopen soon
As the winter weather clears a couple of months from now, Ship Island Excursions will make a comeback. Ship Island Excursions stopped its ferry service all the way back in 2020…
Mississippi Aquarium offering weekly eco-tours throughout June and July
Last Friday the Mississippi Aquarium partnered with Ship Island Excursions to launch their new eco-tours. It’s a 90-minute voyage where you’ll learn about the wildlife and unique ecology of the Gulf…
Ship Island Excursions taking passengers out for firework cruises
Many annual July 4th celebrations and traditions on the Coast have been canceled this year due to COVID-19. However, Ship Island Excursion’s firework cruises will still be taking passengers out for the ultimate fireworks viewing experience. All three of Ship…
Sunset cruise launches from Gulfport at 7 p.m.
It looks like it’s shaping up to be a picture perfect day for a sunset cruise in South Mississippi. If that’s something you’d like to do, you’re in luck. Today, Ship Island Excursions is launching its first ever regularly scheduled…
Ship Island Excursions charts new course after COVID-19 and Cristobal
It’s been almost a week since Cristobal unleashed heavy rain and strong winds throughout our area, but some local businesses are still reeling in the wake of this tropical storm. Captain Louis Skrmetta has been at the helm of Ship…
Dolphin cruises to begin Friday at Ship Island Excursions
Are you looking for something to do with the family? Ship Island Excursions is setting sail again starting Friday and you can hop on board a scenic dolphin cruise. For 90 minutes, passengers will cruise along the Gulfport Shoreline and…
Ship Island Excursions opens Saturday
It might not be summer yet, but you can pretend this weekend while setting sail to Ship Island! Ship Island Excursions is back for the season. Starting Saturday, you will be able to cruise over to Ship Island and spend…
Ship Island Excursions opens Saturday
It looks like we are set for a beautiful weekend here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. A perfect way to spend the day outdoors is taking a trip to Ship Island Excursions. News 25’s Kristen Anzuini has more.
Daily passenger service to Ship Island, Fort Massachusetts begins Saturday, March 14 from Gulfport
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Ship Island Excursions will resume daily passenger service to Ship Island and Fort Massachusetts on Saturday, March 14th. The ferry boat company is owned by the Skrmetta family of Biloxi, now in its 94th year of…
Ship Island Excursions stay open amid toxic algae
While the harmful algal bloom has forced ten beaches along the Coast to close, Ship Island Excursions continues to carry one. News 25’s Andrew Scherer has more.
Ship Island Excursions returns to Biloxi
Ship Island Excursions is finally back where everything began: in Biloxi. The Ship Island boat will officially begin services tomorrow. It was the sound of history returning to Biloxi as Ship Island Excursions left from the Mississippi Sound from the…
Shorts, Shades, And Sundresses
News 25's Hank Davis interviews Jevon Vontoure about the upcoming event Shorts, Shades, and Sundresses Sunset Party Cruise on July 15th.
Ship Island Excursions Returns
Ship Island Excursions opens for the season this weekend, celebrating 90 years of ferry service. The Pan-American clipper was one of the ferry service’s first boats, built in 1937 by Captain Louis Skrmetta’s grandfather. After 90 years of transferring tourists…
Captain Pete Skrmetta Honored
Ship Island Excursions is a true staple to the Coast for not only tourists, but Coast residents as well.
Ship Island Excursions Expecting Big Labor Day Weekend
On Labor Day weekend, Ship Island Excursions shuttled more than 800 people to the island last year.