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We took a very short ride to Bellingham this morning. We drove around, checked out the university and found the ferry terminal (exit 250).You need to check in at the ferry building before getting into line. You need to be in line by 3pm and sailing is at 6pm. What they don’t tell you is that is Alaska time! So everyone was in line an hour early. |
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It is an amazing process to get all the different configerations of campers, vans, cars, motorcycles trucks and their trailers loaded in correct order so they can unload them at the 6 stops. As far as I can tell, it is done by the loadmaster using his experience to figure out a correct plan. |
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| The security is really lax. Lots different than flying because how can you check a trailer or motor home? There are some police with a drug sniffing dog but they don’t check everyone.After you drive on board, you carry the luggage you need to your cabin. Don’t overload yourself, you can make mulitple trips and you can get back to the car deck at scheduled times. If you have a cabin, go to the purser’s desk on deck 5. That is where your cabin is assigned. We wondered around for 10 minutes carrying all our stuff before finding an employee to tell us what to do. |
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| We highly recommend getting a cabin, especially if you are going to Haines or Skagway. It is just too hard to sleep in the forward lounge or the other areas. Many people did do it that way, some pitching tents but for us, it is not the way to go. The best viewing area is the outside deck of the cabins which is for smokers. Very few come out there so it is uncrowded (the only place on the boat) and a great place for pictures. SPECIAL NOTE: Bring you own chairs from your camper. There are no chairs available on the outside viewing decks. Debbie and I were the only ones with chairs. We spent most of the time watching the scenery go by and it was beautiful. |
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Tags: Alaska, Alaska Marine Highway System, BC, YT
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