Used Passenger Boats for sale

The features of a passenger boat

Passenger ships and boats come under the category of commercial vessels and can basically be defined as engine- or sail-powered vessels designed to carry passengers. Though originally serving only the needs of fishing, goods transportation and sea/ocean exploration, the world of maritime transport has gradually undergone a major transformation over time. New types of vessels have emerged, such as those specifically designed for use in the tourism industry for example. Increasingly efficient, comfortable, and even bizarre and outlandish in some cases, passenger vessels now come in all kinds of versions and in a very wide range of price brackets. If you are a boating industry professional in the market for a passenger boat, our boat ads are a great place to start looking right away for the right boat for your needs.

The different types of passenger boats

Passenger vessels can be divided into two main categories. Passenger ships, which include:

• Ocean liners, capable of undertaking very long-distance voyages.
• Car ferries, designed for transporting passengers and their vehicles.
• Ferryboats: flat-bottomed vessels used to continue a road or other land-based route from one bank or shore to another (such as across a lake or calmly flowing river for example).

And leisure boats, a category comprised of:

• River boats, which are often used in cities with navigable rivers.
• Cruise ships: veritable floating cities used for cruises of varying length and offering a wide range of services to passengers.
• Pontoon boats: dayboats seen mainly on lakes, rivers and small bodies of water but which are also capable of sailing on the sea
• Glass-bottom boats: small craft equipped with a transparent bottom section through which it's possible to discover and explore the rich world of underwater plants and wildlife.

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