Culebra Ferry

The Culebra Ferry, or Lancha de Culebra, also referred to by locals simply as La Lancha, is a ferry service that links the cities of Culebra, [Puerto Rico|Culebra] and Ceiba, Puerto Rico. It is used by Culebra locals and tourists, both for work and vacation-related trips.

History

On January 1, 2000, the Puerto Rican Government passed ownership of all legal passenger ship services to the Puerto Rico [Maritime Transport Authority]. This was made mostly to enhance service between Culebra, Fajardo and Vieques.
On September 19, 2023, it was announced that the Puerto Rican government had signed contracts worth $70 million dollars with the Conrad Shipyards company to build new ships for the services to Culebra and to Vieques.