If you already have your reservations, you should arrive 30 to 45 minutes prior to your departure to allow time to unload, check-in and park. If you are traveling with luggage, children, bicycles, etc. it is advisable to arrive at least 1-hour prior to departure in order to have enough time to unload, check-in and park. If you are traveling on the island ferries in the summer without a reservation, then you should plan to arrive earlier to purchase a ticket. Due to limited capacity, availability of tickets on our vessels cannot be guaranteed without a reservation. In addition, passengers who have not boarded or who are not ticketed and in line 15 minutes prior to departure may have their tickets released to standby passengers.