The vessel can cater for 300 passengers and develop a speed of 27 knots.
The ticket fare is 95 kuna during the peak of the summer season for this 75-mile route and 75 kuna outside that period, whereas local islanders are entitled to a lower fare, 60 kuna.
Presenting the new transport service, Dubrovnik-Neretva County Prefect Nikola Dobroslavić said on Monday in the Port of Gruž that this was a great thing for locals from Lastovo. He noted that the government had ensured HRK 12 million as the subsidy for this line.