Pope's Island Marina

The marina is always clean. The team is always helpful! Will continue to stay there!

Staff and dock hands always pleasant and accommodating.The launch to town make it easy to go out for dinner

Great people. Well sheltered. Wi-Fi, water, power, pump out service all excellent. Secure. Love it.

The marina staff could not be more professional and helpful. Their instruction for entering the marina were very appreciated and helpful.

Top notch staff. 👍👍👍👍👍

We spent a great Summer at Pope's Island Marina, our only regret is the end of the season! We look forward to next season and all teh good friends we have made!

Team is great and always working to make the experience the best possible. TY

this was my fifth season on slip A2 and we will see you again next year, thank you.

Great slip, great location. Very clean

Great location in a protected harbour in Buzzards Bay. Well maintained, well lighted at night, convenient pump out boat, walking distance to restaurants and West Marine (if needed). Some of the concrete docks have been damaged by the weather and need fixing. Overall a good experience

Pope's Island is a great place to keep our boat. The staff are so helpful and go out of their way to respond to requests for information or support.

Nice Marina great location.

Alaways a great place to stay, convenient to New Bedford and Fairhaven and the staff is friendly and very helpful

good location, friendly staff met us at our slip to help with the lines. inexpensive compared to other marinas up and down the coast.

Pleasant, attentive staff. Lovely well maintained docks and grounds. Look forward to it every time!

all good for this time of year, early Oct. Mooring field is a little tight for my '49er. was surprised to find that the marina changed its launch schedule do to short staff and ended service at 4:30 vs. 6:00...this made it hard to have dinner in town

Friendly staff, easy check in, clean facilities, short walking distance to town

Great communications, very friendly & timely launch driver, great location. Easy to get to the historic downtown area whaling museum & sailors bethel. Facility is secure with entry vis a key fob. We’ll be back!!

Staff was very accommodating and helpful. Helped find space for our friends, had 50 to 30 amp connectors and great ice cream. We love visiting Popes Island.

There is no better operation on the entire east coast of the United States. From the total protection, to the friendly staff, to the exemplary launch service.

Wonderful facilities, reasonable price for mooring, pump out available, launch service,

Everything was as advertised. Great stay

Stayed on a mooring - was at the far end of their mooring field. Super friendly staff, and there were no issues with wake traffic even during peak afternoon/evening hours. I was very surprised at how calm the harbor was, and how well everyone seemed to abide by the no-wake policy. Would 100% come back again. Great stay!

Staff at Pope's Island Marina is accommodating and tries their best to help boaters with issues that come up. The grounds are quite "homey" and welcoming. Their central location and abundance of services nearby make this stop a logistical necessity if spending any length of time in the Buzzards Bay Area. Parking is easy for crew changes and there are nearby restaurants, not to mention the Whaling Museum. If that were not enough, you get a front-row seat to one of the country's busiest fishing ports! I’ve been coming for several years, and some of the docks are in disrepair although it appears that efforts are underway to address this. You’ll need your own lines to attach to the mooring balls. They have an eye at the end of a post that extends about 5 feet above the mooring ball, not quite high enough to reach easily from a catamaran with a 7’ freeboard!

Excellent stay. Very helpful staff.

Launch driver was very friendly and helpful.

Stay was OK but oddly was “reassigned” a mooring about 3/4 mile from the area of any services. Very inconvenient if returning to your boat at night with all of the commercial fishing traffic. Also dangerous. I was caught in the wash of a trawler whose concerns for that evening probably did not include a guy in a dinghy next to the hurricane barrier. My assigned mooring was immediately inside the hurricane barrier. My mooring field company, in the hinterland of Pope’s Island, was a derelict boat that clearly had not seen the benefit of any human presence in a while, and it was seemingly decomposing and being reclaimed by sea. My first hint that I wasn’t in Kansas anymore, was the fact that the growth on the mooring pennant was more than excessive. I couldn’t even get it over the cleat without cleaning the scuz & growth off. When I had been reassigned to #520 when I first had #86, I felt like Rudolph being banished to the mooring field of mid-fit toys. OK, all that said, I DO realize that there are challenges in accommodating everyone. I was just hoping for a bit more lov’n.

I've been in this marina for a few years and the new management has done an amazing job making it a more enjoyable place to be

Very professional. Clean facilities.

Friendly, accommodating staff! Great location - good local insight (harbor launch).

Very helpful and provided guidance from the launch when we showed up early and had wait on a temporary mooring.

I was told ALL transient boats 55 feet and over are assigned to the fixed t-dock. This news came as a surprise to me less than 24-hours before our arrival because Dockwa and the marina's website only mention floating docks. This was a challenge for our 85-pound dog that isn't able to climb a ladder. We launched our dinghy and motored to the dinghy dock. I was given mixed messages about mooring balls. 1. Yes, there are moorings that can accommodate a 62-foot boat. 2. Those moorings have previous reservations. 3. There are no moorings that can handle a large boat. The marina has a nice picnic area. There's a launch service that can transport to town. The Fathoms Restaurant across the street is well-known for its scallop dinner. The floating docks suffered damage from a winter storm and some haven't been repaired.

First time visiting New Bedford, great location and nice facility. Very helpful staff, nice protected area. Suggest using the launch service for quick ride into town for just $4.00 a person.

People very nice. Full of services around - including fish market.

Nice place lots to do and great people. A lot of work was done over the winter so improvements abound! TLC. Marina Manager so so helpful and accommodating. Great launch service and so so much to do. A super wonderful stay and we love returning here. Dockhands were waiting for us when we arrived at slip, Launch service was spectacular. Overall an 11 on a 10 scale for value, location, staff, and things to do! Thanks! Greg the manager is a true accommodating person. Thanks for a great stay and we will be back. Tony and Colleen

Great marina staff is so accommodating nice location and safe harbor had a great time

Everything was great!

The best for us for the passage

We were docked on the fixed dock on the outside. We had relatively strong winds and at times were pinned against the pilings and at other times we were blown off the dock The pilings do have fairly substantial rub protection, which was very helpful, but still made for some exciting moments with New Bedford's 4.5-foot tides. The marina was well maintained although we did not make use of its facilities. New Bedford was a nice place to visit, and the Whaling Museum is not to be missed.

Was fine. Friendly staff. Wish the launch was free for paying customers. Pump out and water dock was very tight for boats bigger than 40’.

Another excellent stay. Popcorn was available at the marina office, great mooring and new place for critical provisions across the street at Ocean Wine and Spirirts. Easy stay. We love this place!

Never actually made it from the mooring to the marina, but interaction with staff and launch drivers was great.

Very affordable, nice laundry…..friendly

Helpful, convenient to downtown and plenty of capacity.

Well maintained and plenty of dock hands help if needed!

Helpful friendly staff

Awesome staff great location behind the hurricane barrier.

Been there for years now. Always been great

Well protected from weather

Great people at Pope’s!

Nice Marina. Good staff

Excellent Marina & Facilities, friendly Staff

Needs many more dock repairs

Excellent! We are so happy we found Pope's Island Marina. Looking forward to a comfortable winter on the dock! Thanks so much

They charge for 50 amp service, even though they know I can only use 30 amps. Also the main float on C dock is tilting, and the cement is crumbling. It is an embarrassment to me when I bring guests, and I wonder just how long it will hold together.

Clean, safe, great staff. Defintiely going back for another year!

This is my home marina for the sailing season. Great facility, helpful dock staff, easy access to local restaurants. Launch service and free pump out service. Floating finger piers, showers, laundry and dock side picnic tables and grills.

Really good service, nice dock staff and love the location. Only thing I would add is a nighttime emergency contact in case the shore power goes down or there is some other type of emergency

Great marina staff and very clean restrooms. Great access to Buzzards Bay and great little store that was add this year with ice cream.

We stayed for over two months here. Always felt safe behind the hurricane barrier. Staff are helpful and friendly

Very nice, accommodating staff. Pleasant location with needed services. Not fancy but would stay there again

I’ve been there for nine years, the best marine around

Excellent! Easy in to mooring field. Beautiful protection. Very friendly & helpful folks at marina. Plenty of hot water in shower. Laundry available. Bill on the launch was extraordinary, went above & beyond to ensure we had what we needed. Reasonable price for the mooring.

We were there late season on a boat delivery north. The launch service to New Bedford was done for the season so this time we docked. The sole employee on was super helpful, answered the radio, came out to catch lines and even had a free loaner adaptor cord to run our 30 amp boat from their 50 amp pedestals. The facility was top notch, clean showers and laundry area. They even had barbecues still out and a table under a tent had it been raining. They had chairs set up around the securely fenced grounds and it seemed like a pleasant place to relax. Top notch location, Dunkin and one bar/restaurant across the street, 15 minute walk over the Rt 6 bridge to all the New Bedford businesses and restaurants. Fairhaven West marine pretty close too. And of course, the most protected harbor on the whole SE MA coast!

Helpful and friendly staff. Thank you

Good communication. Easy in and out. Dock hands at the ready even up to 8pm. Friendly and helpful staff. Close to town. Will stay again.

My stay was great. Very accommodating. Had adapters for my AC cords, clean bathroom and shower, easy access to restaurants in New Bedford (water shuttle from their doc or walk 0.5 miles

We enjoyed our stay! The staff was very helpful and courteous. We would definitely go back.

We appreciated being able to tie our boat to a mooring during the duration of the Hurricane! We felt safe in the harbor. Thank you, Mary and Alan

Great radio assistance getting to our dock assignment and help with the ropes. Reserved 30watt electrical, but they only had 50w available so gave us a converter to use at no charge. Short walk across the street to excellent seafood and drinks at Fathoms Bar & Grille - just be careful on the busy 4 lane roadway when you are crossing!!

Dock staff was very helpful with information and with catching my lines upon arrival. Good showers and bathrooms. Very secure location.

Good marina and well situated in New Bedford with easy access to restaurants and The New Bedford Whaling Museum

Excellent help on phone, on docking, and on information needed. Clean rest rooms and friendly staff

Sheltered harbor great people

After a month in Maine we were surprised how much we enjoyed a few nights here. The Cuttyhunk style mooring ball was a bit challenging since we are a high bow trawler but a neighbor came right over in his dinghy to assist and we returned that favor while we were here. Marina and locals quite friendly. Enjoyed whaling museum, local eateries and walking. Had a Walmart grocery delivery to marina, very easy. Dinghy dock at marina, town launch service and also a dinghy dock to right of Seastreak ferry terminal.

Very clean and very friendly. I will definately come back!!!

Friendly staff, central located and a great tender service to go downtown.

Great place and very friendly!

While we only picked up a mooring and didn't use other services, they answered the radio promptly so we knew our assigned mooring quickly. A big plus after a long trip!

All good. Mooring very tight for a 51 boat. Stern was very closed to red N7. Dinghy was touching other empty moorings and Red n7. Fit lots very clear information on how to get to the Marina and they were efficient and friendly with mooring assignment. I left around 9:30 am without announcing my departure and received a phone call around 3:00 pm asking to contact them to confirm if I was going to stay an extra night otherwise they will charge me another night regardless. Quite surprising to me as they could easily see that mooring was empty. Regardless I called back and everything got clarified. Nice position to enjoy New Bedford traffics day and night.

I love this place. The staff and service are great. So much so I have been back twice and planning a third visit. And New Bedford is a great town with fantastic history.

Nice facility but $20 for a night of 30 amp electricity is shameful.

We chose Pope’s Island Marina because I have a sprained ankle and it listed floating docks. When we arrived, we were docked at high fixed pier, with a ladder that was not accessible from our boat. When I asked about a floating dock, I was told that “ you are too long for our floating docks”. (60 loa ). We ended up using launch service from our swim platform. Since they knew our length before we arrived, it would have been helpful to have a heads up. My injury, which I managed at the previous Marina with floating docks, made quick trips ashore to shower , etc impossible.

Nice moorings. Friendly staff. Great facilities. Close walk to restaurants and entertainment.

excellent, unassuming but very comfortable and friendly

Great marina, really enjoying our first season here.

great welcome and assist with finding mooring. the staff was very helpful with anything. the new bedford map needs more info on locating the dingy docks in town.

Very responsive. We had to be towed in due the seaweed on engine intake and they accommodated every need. And New Bedford launch dropped us off and picked us up at Black whale restaurant!

Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Launch service to great restaurnats and local attractions.

Dock was uneven and in need of repair. Everything else was great.

Wonderful location with great staff.

Friendly staff, easy cancellation policy, and beautiful harbor.

Helpful staff and well kept marina and facilities. We will be back again in the future.

Friendly, professional staff. Easy to use dingy dock. Pleasant grounds.

Convenient access. Friendly staff. Quick launch to island or town

We stayed on a mooring and at in a slip. The floating docks are showing some age but overall its a nice marina. The staff is great. Did not use the facilities. Moorings are "Cuttyhunk" style which means you have to thread a line through an eye held up by about a 3-4ft pvc pole. Not easy but the Harbormaster launch, which is run by the marina, will give you a hand. You can take the launch or dinghy over to the city dock in New Bedford where there are some great restaurants. It's about a mile walk from the marina. Grocery shopping requires an Uber/Lyft ride. Don't miss the Whaling Museum, and we highly recommend the Food Tour.

Large mooring ball and plenty of swing room for our 60’ trawler.

Great staff. Launch to New Bedford picks you up the marina. Very convenient

Very helpful staff. Nice town

Very friendly staff, clean and well maintained. Launch service was great.

Just took a mooring. But it was great location out by the lighthouse. Quiet but great view of all the fishing vessels. M/v Dauntless

The folks at Pope’s Island are great. New Bedford harbor is a major working port but it quieted right down at night and since it’s so protected we slept great. The only negative for us is that they are now using “Cuttyhunk” style moorings which have a 3-4’ pole with a loop on top into which you need to thread your own line. This is fine but we couldn’t reach it! We were “saved” when the launch driver came over and attached our lines to the mooring.

Dock hands were amazing! Location minutes from port for ferry access to both MV and Nantucket, excellent restaurant a stroll across the parking lot, facilities clean and met needs, safe secure and easy floating docks. Dockhands were delightful hard working and eager to accommodate any need you have.

Nice marina. Employees were very helpful. A little farther from downtown than we hoped, but the launch service worked great.

Friendly very responsive staff. Use radio instead phone to contact. Easy launch into town. Great experience.

Came here to get out of the ugly sea state at the mooring we had, and that was great! Dock contact was helpful as we made our reservation. Facilities are small and could use some updating, but mostly ok. Great location. Launch will take you to town or other destinations in the harbor for same fee. Nice docks and dinghy dock.

Very convenient to everything. The marina facilities were nice and clean. Good view of the harbor. Bob the launch captain was fantastic. Weather was bad but he kept coming. Saved our dinghy for which we will always be grateful. Everyone was great!

Awesome marina and staff. Clean laundry area and showers. Staff very friendly and helpful. Gr8 fresh seafood restaurant right across the street - Fathoms. NOTE: launch service is NOT incl with mooring. $4/person each way.

Pulled in for the NB fireworks; the crew was helpful and the location is great.

Dock hands were helpful. Great location for exploring New Bedford. Handy harbor launch makes it easy to head into the whaling museum and a wide range restaurants. The floating docks need repair, other than that, a nice marina.

difficult to add positives to all prior reviews!! This marina is a gem!! From location to a superb staffed marina, friendly and helpful staff, they made my stay a truly enjoyable one. facilities are kept immaculate, believe there is a live aboard set, that always makes for a more interesting setting and adds to the personality of a place. Across the street, a nice pub and restaurant, most shopping and visitors attractions are within an average 8 to 10 dollars Uber ride. Was planning to continue sailing north but considering making it a base for the season. Very Happy Power pedestals are 50 AMPS Office provided an adapter/loaner.Thanks

Weather prevented us from making our reserved day but they changed it with no charge. The check in was fast, easy, and informative. We will stay again!

Nice Marina and facilities. Came from Boston for an overnight. Enjoyed dinner at Fathom's.

This was my very first marina trip and stayed for two days. The staff were amazing and helpful. I will definitely be back again!!!

Beautiful Marina! Super helpful staff! Thank you!

Nice facilities, easy access to surrounding attractions , good launch service, was very accommodating, solid moorings and docks were in good shape

Nice location rough dock (D) handy restaurant

Great location; launch available but not a bad walk to the historic district. Launch operators are friendly & helpful. Wonderful staff. Floating docks are serviceable; many in need of replacement /repairs but it seems like they are working on them. 2 sets Of W/D in spacious laundry area. Bathrooms/Showers are very very clean and spacious. Highly recommend

Excellent Marina. Very helpful.

Nice protected location and the GREATEST staff! A special shout out to Brad and Scotty, launch service extraordinaire! All the staff went above and beyond for us during our emergency, even well after office hours! Thank you Pope’s Island Marina for everything!

Excellent couple of nights at a slip and then a couple weeks on a mooring at Pope's Island Marina. Attentive staff, clean and accessible facilities, excellent location, great New England boating culture at it's best.

Great marina. This was our third visit. Mooring field is nice and secure. Loved our stay.

Great Marina with great facilities. We were going to be arriving late and leaving early, and they arranged for us to have what we needed. Super accommodating.

The only problems were the dock themselves power cords are run across the docks under raised covers everyone needs to step over and the sides of the docks have plates and bolts sticking out you need lots of fenders to protect the boats hull. The rest of the facilities are very good and the people were great

Good stop for the night easy access dock hands were helpful in a tough south west wind

Loved the marina. \nWhen will you send out slip renewal info? Thanks!\nV/r\nCharlie Sykes

Greg, the manager, was very helpful. We pulled in to Popes Island Marina at 0400 because of a storm. Later that day the New Bedford Harbor storm gates were closed! Not only did he set us up in a protected slip but helped us with trades to repair storm damage. He drove us all over New Bedford for parts. Nice clean well maintained bathrooms and showers. The woman working the dock was the best!

We recently bought a 392 Silverton that was slipped at popes island marina closed on boat first week of October and my home marina shut down for repairs so We had to locate a new marina on north shore when I was talking to Gregg the manager about our situation he was probably one of the most knowledgeable and nice guys I’ve dealt with very professional and accommodating as well as welcoming us to the marina offering us to remain there even through the winter this marina is very well maintained and the crew is professional and extremely helpful if we lived close by we would absolutely make it our home marina

Easy and convenient. Nice staff.

Great facility with courteous and friendly staff that will promptly help you with anything you need, from docking assistance, to pumpout at your slip, to launch service to the mooring field or across the main channel to downtown New Bedford. Pope’s Island is an active boating community, with very friendly and helpful boat owners. This is a secure, gated marina with well maintained grounds including a spacious picnic area with grilles. They have laundry, ice, vending machines, and a lending library. Restrooms and showers are always clean. Marine supply nearby. Walk to the outstanding Whaling Museum. Enjoy awesome seafood, Portuguese restaurants and bakeries in downtown New Bedford.

Nice stay. Admiral wasn’t fond of the mooring line heavily overgrown with marine life

Pope's Island was a great place to stay. We had a medical emergency and needed to dock in New Bedford for the night. The marina got us a slip and helped us tie up. Once the emergency was over, we enjoyed some food in the marina as part of their end of season party!

Staff was prompt, courteous, and accommodating

we are so impressed with PIM in New Bedford, service was amazing and so clean and organized. We also enjoyed the close walk to the historical community and restaurants. Very protected waters made us feel safe👍🏻🙌🏻

Definitely make use of the $3 shuttle to town. Whale’s Tail, nearby ice cream, and Moby Dick’s up in town have excellent food and drinks. Marina is near Dunkin and good hardware/marine stores.

Friendly service at a well maintained marina. Very nice marina with modern and clean heads & showers. We took a mooring and found a small but adequate dinghy dock. We had a nice walk over the swing bridge to New Bedford, where there are lots of options for cocktails or dinner. We had a cold one at a nice sidewalk table.

Lackluster service by dockhouse crew. No change for laundry machines, poor attention to property repairs like security fence.

Had a great stay. Marina staff was very friendly. Great location with lots to do!

Very poor communication upon initial contact when looking for our slip assignment. We called on the radio several times, but we were not able to hear the instructions. I finally called on the phone and we were able to get our assignment. We were disappointed that no one was available to assist us with docking. The weather was not cooperating, and we were dealing with 25-35 knot winds at the time of our arrival. The facilities were clean, but the floating docks are in dire need of repair. Uneven surfaces, as well as loose boards, made walking to the main dock extremely hazardous, especially at night. Although we had some issues, we will probably return in the future.

Large mooring field. Easy to retrieve balls, although you need you own lines. Nice transient dingy dock at the marina and Pier 3. Marina has showers and laundry. Marine supply stores near by.

Great location, reasonably priced and the staff are very helpful. Amenities are perfect, nice restroom and showers. $3 for a bag of ice is very reasonable. Launch service, and crew, is excellent for getting to and from Town or wherever you want to go in the harbor. Downtown is great and we highly recommend the food, service and even the music at the Clam Box. Casual, family friendly, very reasonably priced and you can't eat any closer to the waterfront without being in the water.

We reserved a mooring ball for 2 nights. Quick response when we arrived to advise on our location and quick response when we asked to stay a 3rd night. Friendly staff. Easy location to dinghy to town. Convenient laundry available at the marina. We enjoyed walking around New Bedford, the Whaling Museum & all the Portuguese food!

Great marina! Launch service is excellent and the facilities spotless

Easy mooring, be prepared with a bridal as this is the “Cuttyhunk” style mooring. The launch driver was very helpful with information. The facilities have a lot to be desired. The showers were not the cleanest but they did the job. You would think with a busy harbor you’d roll all night but not at all. I would stay here again.

Initial radio contact upon entering field was disappointing. VHF receptionist was terse and unheipful in first finding the mooring - “it’s next to the channel” (it wasn’t), and when we found the mooring without a pendant and with only an eye that was unreachable, his response was, “use your own line, use your own rope”. Fortunately, the launch operator threaded our line for us. Bad introductory reception. Everything else was ok.

Great stopover port with eyeloop moorings so have bridal lines ready to thread the needle. Pump out and fresh water are accessible from a floating dock which is much to short at about 20 feet long.. Both times that we moored here there were super yachts wedged close to this small floating dock making access challenging especially with wind at 10 - 13 kits.

Easy access. Great staff. Very nice facility. And walking distance to Fathoms for a great meal. Looking forward to coming back.

This was a very good stay. Nice, clean facilities. Good location in the center of things.

Dean operated the shuttle and was very helpful. He explained the layout of the harbor and the local attractions. He gave us his cell phone # for our return trip. He made our stay ! We will return again as there is so much to see and do in New Bedford!

All expectations were met. Easy walk to town for access to restaurants, Whaling Museum and National Park Visitors Center…

Excellent mooring set up.

Quiet clean all the service requirements has is close

Great people. Convenient, well protected location. wonderful neighbors. Dorstep to Buzzards Bay.

It seems like a lot is going down hill lost pump out boat and docks are getting risky the cleaning of washrooms is ?

My only complaint is the season is too short. Thank you to all the amazing staff that made this year enjoyable and I look forward to seeing you in the spring.

Slips are in poor shape, electricity was intermittent in the beginning of the year. The marina boats were constantly parked in the slip even after numerous calls to ask for them to be removed. Trash was always overflowing and trying to reach the manager was a joke. She sat on a personal call for 25 minutes chatting about restaurants and made us wait in the hall until she completed her personal business on work time.

Two interesting towns, and an exemplary launch service. We always enjoy our stay at Popes, and the towns of New Bedford and Fairhaven. As far as the marina, my only recommendation would be an enlargement of the showers. The showers are small and need more hooks for clothes, etc. The bathrooms are always clean, just a little in the shower stalls. The people are always very accommodating and helpful. The launch service employs terrific employees who are a wealth of local knowledge.

Great details on where to doc. Help offered if need on the landing. Doc neighbor stepped in to help. Very pleasant. The docs are right on Rt 6 between New Bedford and Fairhaven. within a few steps was a great playground for the kids, a marine supply store, one restaurant. The facility is gated. 12 minute walk west to down town NB, but you are on the highway / off-ramp. There is a sidewalk, but crossing when needed is a bit intimidating for families. Also there is a KEY CARD worth $20 if you don't return it. We left before they were open and got hit with the $20 while underway to next destination. The correction was handled without issue, as we HAD turned it in, but recommend watching for posting errors.

Nice protected marina inside the hurricane breakwall. However reaching them by phone is a nightmare, and their voicemail doesn't work either. We needed an electrical adapter at our slip during our stay, and they were able to provide to us for a $250 refundable fee. Upon leaving I messaged them via Dockwa (after no response by phone) that we had departed and left the adapter on the dock for them to retrieve, and I have still yet to see a refund for the $250 over a week later. Have called numerous times with no response. Same issue upon arriving to the marina. Only way to get them is by radio prior to arrival. Pope's Island Marina, if you're seeing this please refund me ASAP.

Great service by office and dock hand. Sturdy mooring ball with unique stand up, tall pennant shaft and eye that provides user friendly retrieval and departure with no slimy lines or boat hook required. Super for singlehanded. Only negative is the tiny floating Pumpout dock, 12x24ft, in my case nestled between two large luxury yachts. The dockhand was necessary for getting my 42ft sailboat safely alongside and secured.

43' Shannon Ketch sv Marite. Took a ball for 3 nights because of Ida coming through. Very accommodating. Super clean bathrooms. Launch drivers really friendly and helpful, but you pay $3pp each way which was a surprise after free launches included in the price of the mooring on the other side of Cape Cod Canal. So we moved to a closer ball as we have a rowing dinghy. No problem. The Whaling Museum and Bethel are amazing at reflecting the history of this important sea port. Overall, really pleased with our stay.

We came here to ride out the storm remnants of Hurricane Ida. We were on mooring #1 and we felt very safe and secure. Everyone was very courteous. We would return.

This stay at Pope’s Island went very well, right from the great help the dockhand gave us in backing our single screw boat into a tight slip to the prompt pumpout service when we left. The floating concrete docks were clean and in decent condition. The heads and showers are clean and well kept. I would make one suggestion that more hooks be provided in the showers - one isn’t enough to hold dirty clothes, clean clothes, shoes and your towel while you shower. Wifi was only sporadic out on the end of “E” dock. I wish it had been better. The New Bedford - Fairhaven area has lots to offer. We utilized Uber to get to a Stop & Shop, the fascinating Whaling Museum and a great Portuguese restaurant. Getting a confirmed Uber pickup was difficult on Friday night. This was our second stop at Pope’s Island and we'll come back again the next time our cruises bring us to the area.

Great stay at Pope’s Island Marina. Friendly and accommodating team, and it is a great location to explore both NB (whaling museum a short walk away) and Fairhaven. Only issue is that the floating docks need some surface repair. We’ll be back.

Friendly, comfortable, very professional

Despite being short-staffed, the Marina Manager, Elizabeth, was everywhere: checking in us transients, answering questions, tour guide, and dockhand. We took advantage of the launch service and had a pleasant stay

Elizabeth the dock master was amazing and responded to our every request. Thank you Elizabeth ({crew of Cachibache}

Very helpful staff Kenny and Ben were awesome great location amenities always spotless plan on returning soon

Excellent and there is plenty of water to accommodate a 8.5 draft.

Great Marina, we’ve been all over New England but 1st trip to New Bedford. Pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. Marina is clean, staff very friendly. Water shuttle to restaurants is very convenient.

We took a mooring here and didn’t make it into the facility itself this time but other times we’ve been everything shore side has been in good shape. There were 3 pendants on our mooring that were tangled together so it took a couple of tries to pick up. Once on I spent some time separating the two heavy ones from the lighter one that we used. If it had been stormy the big pendants would have been nice to have. The harbor is very well protected from storms of any size and other than an occasional mysterious wake and the distant sound and occasional smell of the largest fishing port on the East coast it’s a perfect spot. This visit, rather than walking from Pope Island we took the launch directly to town for supper at DNB Burgers. The burgers are fantastic and the Poutine is the best I’ve had South of the Canadian border. New Bedford has become much more visitor friendly over the years. I highly recommend it for a visit.

We stayed on a mooring ball for 2 nights, August 2021. Great working town vibe. I recommend a visit to the Euro Ship Store for any boating clothing you need.

This was my second stay at Pope's Island Marina. It is a very convenient place, with friendly staff and close proximity to town. It also has a Dunkin; Donuts across the street to get me going in the morning. I'll be happy to stay here again in the future.

Very nice marina. Staff friendly and helpful and great location. First time there and we will return.

Good little cation; helpful staff;

Best peeps on a dock ever 👌

Nice place. Good dock hand. The girls said that the bathrooms could be spiffed up

Good staff Marina needs some upgrading

Spent 2 nights on a mooring. Launch driver helped to get a line to the mooring in 20kn of wind. A big Thank you for that. Super convenient location with clean showers and friendly staff. I enjoyed my stay.

Very nice folks - clean rest rooms and showers - great ferry service to the Whaling Museum - New Bedford downtown made a good recovery from covid re: restaurants etc.

Just needed a convienant stop on Buzzards Bay. Fir the bill

Could be improved in terms of the condition of the docks….run down but functional. Good location for access to New Bedford and Fairhaven. The launch service around the harbor is very good. The wi-fi is not very good.

Very good place to stay and we will do so again. The location is great and everyone at Pope's Island was friendly and very helpful.

Great staff, great facilities.

Had a great time at the Popes Island Marina, we will definitely return.

The told me to take mooring #19. When I got there, there was another boat on #19. I saw an empty mooring (#27) and called the marina to tell them 19 was occupied, and asked if I could take 27. The marina said 27 was okay. Late in the afternoon after we got everything packed up for the night, the private owner of #27 showed up and told us to get off. Called the marina and they gave us a different mooring, but it was a major inconvenience to get everything untied and move at the last minute with the mooring owner circling and looking very angry.

Nice marina. Nice amenities.

Great staff! Very helpful. Launch available to transport you to nearby attractions.

Outstanding launch service! Busy commercial noisy harbor. Bathrooms are ok, need to be cleaner. Walking around historical New Bedford and Fairhaven is interesting . Large Market Basket a Lyft away provides everything you need for provisioning. Arrival Guidance to mooring location needs improvement and clarity.

Good mooring, good directions to said mooring, nice harbor. Calm with a large variety of working vessels. Great shopping for the girls on the Fairheaven side at the Euro stores.

Great marina. Good location for walking the town of New Bedford. Must visit the Whaling Museum and the free Fisherman Museum. Marina had good facilities and friendly permanent slip holders. The dock hands were ineffective and need major training in line handling and customer service. The fairways are on the right side and the directions which one we were slipped was given unclearly. Make sure you use your spring lines on both sides to position your boat as there is a fair amount of surge constantly from the active harbor. Docks were floating and fairly new. Need at least three fenders as you will be side tying. I would rate the marina a five and the staff a two. They were disinterested

We stayed on a mooring overnight and had a nice visit. The marina answered our radio call immediately. The moorings were clearly marked. The logical layout made ours easy to find. The view of the active harbor was superb. We were disappointed to learn that launch service was not included, but pleased to find out that the launch will take you pretty much wherever you want to go in the harbor, so you don't have to walk a long way to restaurants, chandleries, museums, or other places. The huge hardware/marine hardware store across the street from the marina was also convenient. We look forward to visiting again and staying longer next time.

Elizabeth and her entire staff couldn't have been more accommodating to us. The dock power was great. It was our second visit to the marina and I would highly recommend it to anyone. 6 stars

The marina was not manned by anyone. When I came in,solo, I had to land by myself. The manager did not leave me a key to the front gate. I was not told my assigned slip. I was not given the Wi-Fi password. Frankly I think I deserve a credit or refund. Luckily, other boaters on the dock could help.

Liz was nice and accommodating but the electric situation was horrible and extremely unfairly priced and that’s the opinion of the people there and talking to most of them some meters were not working and no billing was known!! I’ve paid but want resolution on this or won’t b returning and complaining to someone higher up, my cell number is 508-400-0005

Nice marina. Great staff, especially Elizabeth.

We stayed here for the summer of 2020. Great marina and super convenient to the Cape, Islands, and RI.

Experience was great over all. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and the “lean” crew was stretched. Maybe more help midday Sunday would be helpful!! Again, it as fine overall!!

Very nice stay on mooring #4. Facilities were very well maintained with a lot of patio furniture in the green space to get off the boat and relax in a Covid safe open environment. Friendly helpful staff. Clean restrooms. 2 washers and two dryers, coin operated, which worked great. Staff can help with change. Secure transient dinghy dock closest to office on first pier. No need to use the public dinghy dock. Marina very secure with key card entry ($10 deposit for card, refundable when returned.) Lots of dock carts. Whaling museum nearby, a short walk. Good restaurants a short walk away ( Fathoms, Black Whale). Busy working port with tons of fishing boats, but all a no wake area, so just fun to watch. Harbor does have launch service is desired. Would definitely stay again.

A hidden jewel!! Good Moorings. Best part is launch service with drop off downtown New Bedford on a dock amongst the fishing fleet. Whales Tale Clam Shack is a new gem right near drop off. Walk up to the New Bedford Whaling Museum, a top notch museum focused on the history of the region.

A nice marina. Clean facilities. Good area for walking dogs. Helpful dock hands. Very secure. It would’ve been a five except the cement docks are in need of repair. Dunkin Donuts right across the street. Good wifi.

Great spot. Nice people nice town to visit

Well maintained moorings 10 min from town. Great staff

Great well maintained facility, excellent staff.

Good mooring. Plenty of swing room for our 57' boat. Mooring #1. Marina was flexible with our changing schedule. Watching the commercial traffic was fun. Whole area is a no wake zone.

Great marina: clean, all the amenities boaters’ need like washer/dryer, ice, two wheel carts, soda machine, etc. And conveniently located by land or sea!

Had a really nice stay. The marina is very accommodating and has a nice facility.

Sat out Trop Storm Isaias there. Staff was very helpful and accommodating. Only problem was all their pedestals on dock where I was were 50 amp and I need 30 amp. They had 50 to 30 amp converters to loan me but none of their converters fit their 50 amp outlets!

A hidden Gem! Great marina staff.

They are wonderful. So nice and helpful.

Staff was very courteous. Bathrooms & showers were clean. Pump out boat came on time as requested. Very convenient to both New Bedford and Fairhaven.

Stayed here for the weekend while testing out a newly purchased boat. It met all of our needs and more, We did not have the appropriate shore power adapter and they were very accommodating by providing us with a loaner. Will certainly stay here again. Being inside the Hurricane Barrier was also a plus.

Very nice facility. Marine supply and great food nearby.

Very nice people and good facilities - Convenient access to town - museums - restaurants & very protected harbor - Fun to watch all the fishing boats!

We had a great stay. The staff was wonderful helping us get secured in our slip. The facilities were clean and well maintained. Restaurants are within walking distance and a Dunkin' Donuts is right across the street!

Nice people/staff, convenient, good facility.

Stayed on a mooring. Minimal wakes. Good launch services. Downtown rebuilding with some nice restaurants. Whaling museum easily accessible by launch to Pier 3.

Everything was fine except the pick up line on the Mooring which was so encrusted with barnacles that we had trouble using it. Should be replaced! I was happy with shower and laundry!

Shore side facilities good. Best price on block ice. BUT marks were labeled in crazy fashion, hard to find. no staff came out to direct boat to mark

Staff was very accommodating to us and our cruise

Marina is in a great location with a lot of historical sites in New Bedford, esp. the Whaling Museum, approximately a mile away. Restaurants within a half mile. Negatives were wifi was not working, and we were out on the west end of D dock. With a 15-20 kt south wind it was rocky. Very long walk to the marina entrance from our berth.

The location was pretty good; only about a 10-15 minute walk on good sidewalks to downtown New Bedford. Although amenities are limited the staff is friendly. The bathrooms were not bad and I felt pretty secure. There is a DD close by and a restaurant called Fathoms at which we had a really good meal.

Always a pleasure, great marina, wonderfully run ! What can you say about the New Bedford FIreworks 💥💥💥spectacular as always 💥💥💥

If you need a clean marina that is secure from heavy weather, with friendly staff, this is the one. Stopped here in September 2018 specifically because of the hurricane wall that protects the harbor. Although it never made it this far north, early forecasting had Hurricane Florence getting up this far in September.

Friendly, helpful folks.

It is always a pleasant stay at Pope’s Island. THis is the first time we have been on a mooring and we came in on a Sunday, after the marina was closed but the launch operators were very accommodating leading us to our mooring. Carol, who was running the launch that evening, is fabulous!! And she took wonderful care of us. The next morning, Brad took us about and he was great too. It was a short stay and we didn’t get to use the marina facilities this trip, but it is a well serviced and very pleasing marina. We will be back.

We stayed on a mooring for 4 nights. Not too much wash from passing boats. The showers were good. The WiFi internet connection wasn't very good in the vicinity of the dock house. The laundry facility was good. It is a good walk to either old town New Bedford or to Fairhaven. Fathoms is a restaurant right across the street tah has good food at a reasonable price. There is also a marine syore across the street that has most routine boating equipment and then some. It was a good stay overall.

A great marina with good facilities well located. Any exceptionally helpful staff. A special call out to Penny, the manager, who found a mechanic on Friday afternoon who went the extra mile.

All-around excellent facilities and personnel. Only thing lacking is a drinking fountain. We will definitely use this marina again.

Some of the friendliest staff you could ever meet.

We arrived at 5:30 PM the dock hands did not give us the code for the gate or even the Wi-Fi password we ended up staying on the boat all night since we were afraid to leave the marina if we couldn’t get back in

Loved that they gave us the slip number and a chart of the marina a week before we were to arrive. Will go back again.

Nice facility, helpful dock staff. convenient launch that drops you right downtown($3pp each way, plus tip). Pretty quiet too, not a real party crowd. use caution at night as some of the floating pier surfaces are broken(glass reinforced concrete). will definitely be back.

Very accommodating, nice facility.

Very accommodating, clean and peaceful marina. Close to shops and restaurants. Penny is a great person to work with. Prices very reasonable. Good docks and good power.

Great stay at Pope's. The Marina staff were great and very helpful with suggestions on things to do and places to eat. The launch to both New Bedford and Fairhaven was easy and convenient. The whaling museum is a real must see! We will stay again

A well maintained yard close to all of the amenities. Marina supply store, restaurant, hardware store and even a Dunkin Donuts right across the street. Marina employees and boat owners very friendly. Enjoyed our stay.

Just took a mooring for one night. Did not go ashore.

One of two mooring pennants was wrapped tightly around the chain under the ball. The guys who maintain moorings for Pope' s were not at work on Saturday afternoon. With the help of Cathy and Casey and the New Bedford launch, I untangled the pennant. Other pennant was encrusted with barnacles and associated marine life making a mess of my foredeck and varnish. Maintenance is needed.

This our first year at popes island marina. The staff is very friendly and will help out with anything you need them for. The facility is excellent with bathrooms and showers, they have a picnic area with plenty of chairs and a couple of grilles for members to use. The slips are very easy to access. They have electric and water hook ups. Free wifi for members. They also have transient slips and morings for your day or overnight visits. Our slip is located on the F dock which is located on the west side of the main pier and we really like it. Protected from waves and wind and very easy to navigate even at dead low tide. At dead low tide we still have a depth of 6.5 feet when leaving our slip. They also have a waste pump out located at the end of the main center pier. I recommend popes island marina for anyone looking for friendly service and extremely friendly boaters.

Excellent visit! Very friendly and helpful staff, great location to visit New Bedford and Fairhaven. Nice, protected area well behind the hurricane gates. We'll definitely be back!