Tribute too MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood and MV.Caribou
MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood was built by MIL Davie Shipyard in Lauzon, Quebec and entered the Gulf service in 1990. She is a roll on/roll off ferry designed to carry passengers and vehicles. She has been assigned to the 280-nautical mile Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador to North Sydney, Nova Scotia route, while also providing service on the Port aux Basques route with her sister ship, MV Caribou.
MV Caribou was built by Versatile Davie Shipyard in Lauzon, Quebec and delivered in 1986. She is a roll on/roll off ferry designed to carry passengers and vehicles. The MV Caribou was built especially for the Marine Atlantic ferry service between Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador and North Sydney, Nova Scotia, a distance of 96 nautical miles.
MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood was christened in honour of Joseph R. Smallwood (a former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and a Father of Confederation) and his wife Clara. This ferry of the highest commercial ice class, sister ship to Marine Atlantic's flagship, MV Caribou, covers the 280-nautical mile Argentia route to North Sydney in approximately 14 hours and the 96-nautical mile crossing from Port aux Basques, N. L. to North Sydney, N. S. in just five hours on daytime summer sailings. MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood was commissioned in 1990, four years after the MV Caribou, from the same builder, MIL Davie of Lauzon, Quebec.
Most of our passenger service and entertainment areas are located on Deck 5, accessible by escalator or elevator from the vehicle decks. Enjoy feature length movies on a large screen in the theatre, test your skills in the video arcade or entertain the youngest passengers in the children's play area, complete with an infant changing room.
Browse in our well-stocked All at Sea gift shop, dine on a full-course meal or light snack in the cafeteria, or relax in the licensed Placentia Bar Lounge, featuring live entertainment in the summer. A snack and ice cream bar during the summer months, along with the purser's and chief steward's offices, are located in Confederation Square, amidships on Deck 5. There is also a fully-equipped First Aid room in this area.
Deck 6 features meeting facilities in the Merasheen Room and a wind-screened sundeck located aft for outdoor relaxation.
Deck 7 offers comfortable reserved daynighter reclining seats in the Carter Lounge and open seating in the Baccalieu Lounge. Dormitory sleepers are located on Decks 3, 4, and 6.
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