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Cross Bay Ferry sets sail, connecting Tampa and St. Petersburg

Tired of taking traffic packed bridges across Tampa Bay? Now there's another way.
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TAMPA, Fla. — The Cross Bay Ferry again set sail Wednesday.

The service gives people on either side of Tampa Bay a way to get across without taking a bridge.

The official service starts Thursday and is scheduled to take trips between Tampa and St. Petersburg until April 2019.

The ferry will dock in the marina near Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg and in Tampa, the dock adjacent to the Florida Aquarium will be a stopping point.

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Tickets are $8 for adults, $3 for children ages 5-18 with discounts for seniors, active or retired military members and college students. Additional information is posted on the Cross Bay Ferry's website. This year's rates are $2 cheaper than during the 2016 trial run.

The cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg, along with Hillsborough and Pinellas counties kicked in a combined $600,000 in taxpayer money to subsidize the service.

More than 40,000 passengers rode on the ferry during the project's pilot phase.

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