Ferry Costs
I was participating in the other thread about taking the ferry from Whittier to Bellingham, and didn't want to derail the thread.... Since I'd love to skip canada and all the hassles of not bringin...
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joe b. wrote:
In 2009, my wife and I put our truck camper on in Prince Rupert to Skagway,and had a two berth cabin. The cost of the trip was $1,064usd plus food which we would eat no matter how we traveled. Not sure that is much more than the cost of driving. Can't imagine where you came up with the cost of $13,000 more than driving.
Are those 9 trips one ways, or round trips, just curious?
You seem to be basing your post on your experience in 2009. The current costs, are outlined in the first paragraph of my first post. Those are cut and past costs from the booking process online. They aren't made up, and they aren't open to interpretation. They are what the ferry system was getting ready to charge me to book the ticket.
The 9 trips are one ways, I counted each trip as one. Often there were months between return trips, and obviously since we weren't born in Alaska, there is an odd number of total trips.
For anyone considering a ferry trip to Alaska, the site is very clear. Go to their site and get your quote. Don't go off a milepost advertisement. The milepost is fine for your first trip to hit tourist attractions, after that...it's a waste of paper.
