The company is expecting to break the passenger number record in the new season.

Saaremaa-Ventspils route has achieved increasing popularity amongst tourists from Estonia and other countries. In addition to brief visitations to Latvia, the route is often used as a one way journey to diversify trips to Latvia or longer European trips. Also more and more travel agents add Ventspils to the travel itineraries through Latvia.
Eight departures per week are scheduled at the beginning of the season; starting from June 18 the schedule features ten departures per week until the end of the season. Also, short day cruises are organized in Ventspils.

Among other travel options, the schedule offers comfortable weekend-stay in Saaremaa, departing Friday evenings from Ventspils and returning Sunday evenings. Starting from June 18, one-day trips from Ventspils can be taken on Tuesdays, with six hours in Saaremaa. From Saaremaa to Ventspils, in addition to longer trips the schedule enables one-day cruises on Saturdays, allowing six hours in Ventspils. Two-day trips departing from Mõntu port on Friday morning and returning on Saturday evening are also an available option. From Ventspils, it is also easy to travel on to other countries.

During the 2006 season of May to September, Saaremaa-Ventspils line serviced altogether 17,555 passengers and 3337 vehicles, increasing by 2432 passengers and 365 vehicles compared to 2005. 40 percent of all passengers were Estonian, 35 percent Latvian, 9 percent Lithuanian, 6 percent German and 5 percent Finnish. The most active month was August, when also the number of Latvian and Lithuanian tourists increased the most.

Ventspils is a favourite among holidaymakers, being a family and child friendly town and offering various leisure opportunities with its colourful children’s parks, original open waterpark, beautiful sand beach, open air museum and other interesting attractions. Also completions have been made to the town’s new popular recreation ground, where in winter operates a ski slope, in the summer an adventure park and other extreme attractions.

SSC Ferries has developed special tourism packages to destinations in both Saaremaa and Ventspils, being more active in the general travel management field. In addition to the ferry service, the company offers other tourism services, including accommodation and excursions. Company is co-operating with the best accommodation establishments and travel agents, which allows us to offer the client the comfort of organizing the whole trip through our agencies. Until March, special prices apply to early orders.

Ferry Scania servicing the route Saaremaa-Ventspils accommodates 300 passengers and 60 smaller vehicles. The duration of the 63-kilometer trip is approximately 4 hours.
The port of Mõntu is located in Saaremaa, near the peninsula Sõrve about 43 kilometers from Kuressaare. A special bus route operates between Kuressaare and the port at advance notice. In Ventspils the ship is docking in the old town area, approximately 15-minutes walk from the town centre. Orders for the beginning season can be made since November, schedules and price lists are published at the website www.sscf.ee.