The Caribou

Information from a flyer we got from Marine Atlantic.

About our ship...

MV Caribou is a fast and powerful passenger and vehicle ferry of the highest commercial ice class. She was designed espicially for year-round service on the Cabot Strait.

The flagship of the Newfoundland fleet is appropriately named for the graceful animal which surmounts the provincial coat of arms, and perpetuates the memory of an earlier vessel that served with distinction on the same route. the original SS Caribou became a casualty of war on 14 October, 1942.

The Caribou's public areas reflect Newfoundland heritage and culture. Passengers boarding the vessel reach deck five by escalator or elevator, arriving in Viking Square. This name commemorates the first European arrivals on our shores. Dating from 1000 A.D., the viking settlement of L'Ance aux Meadows is today a national hestoric site.

Passengar seating lounges recognize the islands major rivers. Appropriately, the largest of these is named Exploits, for a waterway which was the focus of Newfoundlands first pulp and paper development. The Humber lounge, equipped with recling seats, is named for another scenic river prominent in the history of the forest industry. The Codroy Lounge, located on deck seven, takes its name from a famous salmon angling river, located near Port aux Basques.

The gift shop located on Viking Square offers a wide variety of souveners of both the ship and the Atlantic region. Newspapers, magizenes, and other reading material are also sold at this location, which durring summer is open for all of the voyage.

The Caribou consists of:

• cafiteria, seating lounges, video arcade,
• Childrens playroom, Elivators/escalators,
• Cabins:49 by 4 berth, outside deck seating,
• Access for disabled passengers, bar lounge,
• video lounge, gift shop, Dormitory berths, snack bar, dog kennel.

By Tony Ingram and Paul Pike

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