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Increasingly, popular tourist destinations in Croatia are connected by much faster,
passenger-only catamarans. These are efficient, but they have to slow down (or sometimes
can't run at all) in bad weather. Catamarans are smaller, with limited seats, so they tend to
sell out quickly. Because of the high speeds, you'll generally have to stay inside the boat
while en route, rather than being outside on the deck.
Most of Croatia's boats are operated by the state-run company called Jadrolinija (yah-
droh-LEE-nee-yah), which runs a variety of vessels. Most notable are the four big Jadrolin-
ija car ferries: Marko Polo and Liburnija go all the way down the coast from Rijeka to
Dubrovnik, and cross to Bari, Italy; Dubrovnik and Ivan Zajc cross between Ancona, Italy
and Split. Jadrolinija also runs smaller car ferries along the coast, as well as some faster
catamarans (including Adriana , which goes between Split, Hvar, and Vela Luka on Kor č ula
Island).
Buyyourticketbeforeboardingtheboat.EachtownhasaJadrolinijaticketoffice,which
I've listed throughout this topic; if the office isn't at the dock itself, there's always a small
ticket kiosk that opens at the dock before each departure. The main Jadrolinija office is in
Rijeka (tel. 051/666-111, www.jadrolinija.hr ) . For non-Jadrolinija boats, you may have to
buy the tickets at a travel agency, or you might buy them at the Jadrolinija office. I've tried
to list the correct place and time to buy tickets for each boat, but as this changes from year
to year, you may have to ask around.
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