Coming Soon To A Port Near You
Sounds a bit like the announcement of a long anticipated movie, but it's more exciting !
Well, more exciting if one is planning a fall /winter ferry holiday, or a move to Alaska from the Lower 48.
The ferry schedules for October 2024 through and inclusive of April 2025 are expected to be released & posted on ferrytravel.com in the next 2 weeks.
Given that all vehicle & cabin space on the sailings both North (from Bellingham WA ) & South ( from Haines AK) have been sold out for weeks, this is great news.
Sadly however, it is not anticipated that the popular Prince Rupert to Ketchikan ferry route will be reinstated until 2025: nor the cross-gulf route between Juneau & Whittier which enables travellers to bypass Canada .
The State of Alaska is however cognizant of the demand for the return of those popular ferry routes, & the department of transport has been working to secure enough crew to once again return those crossings to the regular schedules.
In the mean time, always remember that barges sail from Washington each week, year-round making it always possible to ensure sea transportation for vehicles between the Lower 48 and Alaska.
Twice each week the barges sail north and south along the Inside Passage to serve the ports of Ketchikan, Wrangell, Sitka, Petersburg, Juneau, Haines and Skagway.
Once a week year-round, barges ply the waters to transport vehicles between Seattle, Anchorage & Fairbanks and like the ferries, can be booked on ferrytravel.com.
Remember it's always a good idea to put ferrytravel.com into your favourites so that if you suddenly decide you want or need a ferry trip … whether in North America or in Europe, you simply need to go to your favourites, click on PORTS in the blue header and there it is .... information on ferries around the globe at your fingertips.
Happy planning & if travelling, Bon Voyage