Ferry Departing Buckingham Landing on Hilton Head

The directions on where to park for the 7am ferry we’re very unclear - even after calling the office for specific instructions. I felt that there was a definite lack of signs once you arrived on where to park, where to wait, if you were at the right place even. It was just very disorganized. For the amount of first time users you get through there daily, there was a lot of assuming everyone knows where to go and what to do.

We reserved the 7:00 a.m. ferry. The email instructions I received directed me to park at the Visitor Center and a shuttle would stop there, pick us up, and take us to the dock. There was no shuttle. When we arrived at the dock another passenger told us that he was informed that there was no shuttle for the 7:00 a.m. ferry; instead we paid $20 to park in the parking lot near the dock. This was very confusing and could cause people to miss the ferry.

We enjoyed our ferry ride over to Daufuskue Island. The crew on the ferry were very pleasant and helpful. I also liked how there was a row between every family so no one was close to each other. However, I wasn't pleasant on the ride back to Hilton Head. The boat was completely packed, which made it impossible to social distance regardless that we had to wear a mask. My family and I sat outside on the deck so we were not crammed in close to other families. The boat should have been at 50% capacity.