journey as great as the destination bon voyage the province of nova scotia has announced that our contract to provide the ferry service between yarmouth nova scotia and portland maine will not be renewed for the 2016 season . we would like to thank the people of nova scotia our valued employees our tourism partners suppliers and most of all our customers who enjoyed sailing on nova star during the last two operating seasons . we sincerely appreciate your support . nova star cruises ltd. 2016 nova star cruises ltd. plans for 2015 are being finalized for inquiries about reservations for our 2015 sailing season please call 866 864 6295 .