joe b. wrote:
I take it that you are taking the cross gulf ferry to Juneau and changing ships there, for the run down to Bellingham. We have done the Skagway to Bellingham, run in the past and enjoyed the trip greatly. But have never done the cross gulf leg before. Believe the cross gulf runs very seldom, perhaps once or twice a month.
As far as I know, the service dog should be able to be with you in your cabin and around the ship under the ADA rules. Hotels can't keep a service dog out, so I would guess the AMHS ferry boats would be the same.
Have you given any thoughts of driving over to Haines or Skagway to get on the ferry. The cross gulf ferry stays way out in the water, a long ways from shore. Not much to see out there but water and the Gulf of Alaska is known to get very rough at times. Not unsafe with the large ferry, just uncomfortable.
Not sure about the cross Gulf part, will have to do some research on that; however, I know we do not change ships. We do stop in Juneau for a few hours, then down to Bellingham, as I understand it. I didn't want to worry about driving, so we decided to start off from Whittier.
Since we've never been on a long distance ferry with vehicles, we consider this another life experience, an adventure. Maybe its just a boaring boat ride, I don't know, but we're looking forward to it. After three years in Anchorage, we're ready to move on.
