Transport Minister Ewart Brown has said the ferry service would be back to normal by Monday with the exception of the East End service.

A ferry service was arranged for St. George's and St. David's after the Causeway was closed for repairs and Dr. Brown said the two new ferries that are due to arrive in May could possibly accommodate that route.

"We can't plan to continue with that route based on an emergency," he said.

Dr. Brown said the ferries Serenity and Resolute had worked hard transporting thousands of passengers this week due to the Jazz Festival being held at Dockyard.

"If Serenity and Resolute were people they would be complaining of fatigue. They've been worked very hard," the Minister quipped.

He said as soon as the Ministry had the capacity it would stretch the schedule and he had seen the progress of the new ferries being built and he was hopeful they would arrive in Bermuda in time to christen by May 24.