Visitor Restrictions on Ferries

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 16:21 Press Release

Starting 3/19/20, only residents, property owners, workers, vendors allowed on Ocracoke-bound ferries.

Hyde County Restricts Visitation to Ocracoke Island Beginning March 19

Visitors will not be allowed on Ocracoke-bound ferries starting Thursday morning, due to an emergency declaration issued today by Hyde County.

The Hyde County Board of Commissioners today approved an emergency declaration in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. As part of that declaration, visitors will not be allowed access to Ocracoke Island beginning at 5 a.m. March 19.

Starting Thursday, visitors with reservations for the Swan Quarter-Ocracoke and Cedar Island-Ocracoke ferry routes will have their reservations canceled and will be issued refunds. Only residents, property owners, workers, vendors and service providers will be allowed to board Ocracoke-bound ferries. Reservation holders may call 1-800-BY-FERRY to secure their refunds.

For more information on the emergency order and visitor restrictions, please visit Hyde County’s website at www.hydecountync.gov.

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