Destination Nantucket, Massachusetts Cruises
Nantucket Island is located about 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts across from the triangle shaped Nantucket Sound. Martha's Vineyard separates Nantucket from the Muskeget Channel by 15 miles. The island is about 15 miles long and ranges from 3 to 6 miles wide (304 square miles). There are wide sandy beaches and a generous harbor for cruise ships and all kinds of commodities.
In 1966, the National Park Service named Nantucket a National Historic Landmark District. It was due to the fact that it was the "finest surviving architectural and environmental example of a late 18th and early 19th century New England seaport town."
Nantucket is known as the "Grey Lady". Frost pockets cause "foggy bottoms" from the denser cold moist air that is surrounded by warmer air. The name comes from sailors due to the fog that sweeps in quickly giving it a grey hue. The island is 10 degrees warmer in the winter, and 10 degrees cooler in the summer then the mainland due to its close proximity to the Gulf Stream.
The Port of Nantucket is accessible by two different ferry lines, Hy-Line Cruises and the Steamship Authority and they operate year round. It takes approximately 1 hour travel time on their high speed passenger catamarans. Steamship Authority operates a car and passenger ferry as well and it takes 2 1/4 hours travel time.
The town is well known for its Nantucket bay scallops, lighthouses, whaling industry, terrific fishing, Main Street, Festivals, and Breweries.
Various celebrities own homes in Nantucket, like Anne Meara, Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor.
Nantucket has several notable galleries and museums like the Nantucket Whaling Museum, and the Maria Mitchell Association and it is home to visual and performing arts. The island holds various festivals throughout the year such as wine and food festivals, comedy festivals, daffodil festivals, and the popular cranberry festival.
In 1966, the National Park Service named Nantucket a National Historic Landmark District. It was due to the fact that it was the "finest surviving architectural and environmental example of a late 18th and early 19th century New England seaport town."
Nantucket is known as the "Grey Lady". Frost pockets cause "foggy bottoms" from the denser cold moist air that is surrounded by warmer air. The name comes from sailors due to the fog that sweeps in quickly giving it a grey hue. The island is 10 degrees warmer in the winter, and 10 degrees cooler in the summer then the mainland due to its close proximity to the Gulf Stream.
The Port of Nantucket is accessible by two different ferry lines, Hy-Line Cruises and the Steamship Authority and they operate year round. It takes approximately 1 hour travel time on their high speed passenger catamarans. Steamship Authority operates a car and passenger ferry as well and it takes 2 1/4 hours travel time.
The town is well known for its Nantucket bay scallops, lighthouses, whaling industry, terrific fishing, Main Street, Festivals, and Breweries.
Various celebrities own homes in Nantucket, like Anne Meara, Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor.
Nantucket has several notable galleries and museums like the Nantucket Whaling Museum, and the Maria Mitchell Association and it is home to visual and performing arts. The island holds various festivals throughout the year such as wine and food festivals, comedy festivals, daffodil festivals, and the popular cranberry festival.
|
|
Nantucket, Massachusetts is a Port of Call for the following New England Cruises:
|
Things to do in Nantucket, Massachusetts
WHALING MUSEUM
Nantucket is well known for it's whaling industry so it was only fitting that they should have a Whaling Museum. Check out the fantastic collection of artifacts, books, photographs and more!
For more information check out their website https://www.whalingmuseum.org/
EGAN MARITIME INSTITUTE
Island native Albert F. "Bud" Egan, Jr and his wife Dorothy H. Egan founded the Egan Maritime Institute in 1989. Their goal was to help preserve and celebrate the island's seafaring heritage through maritime art and artifacts collection.
For more information check out their website https://eganmaritime.org
Island native Albert F. "Bud" Egan, Jr and his wife Dorothy H. Egan founded the Egan Maritime Institute in 1989. Their goal was to help preserve and celebrate the island's seafaring heritage through maritime art and artifacts collection.
For more information check out their website https://eganmaritime.org
Get to know Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Nantucket has the most expensive vacation homes per capita in the United States. The median sales price per home was over $2.3 million for a single family home as of 2018. There are 3 counties Nantucket, Tuckernuck and Muskeget. About 55.5% of the homes are vacation homes.
- The annual population in Nantucket is about 11,327 as of 2018. However, in the months of July and August, that increases to more than 50,000.
- In 2019, 55% of Nantucket residents had no political party affiliation and 30% were registered Democrats, and 12% registered Republicans.
Updated 01/13/21- pl