Leaving Nor Cal in Early March
We have been considering making the drive to the Anchorage area. My wife is a travel nurse and will be finishing up her assignment here in Pacifica, CA (about 25 minutes south of San Francisco) in ear...
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FWIW, I'd second calling the ferry office if you're thinking of an extended trip on AMHS. Realizing that other's experiences have varied, I've had nothing but good luck when calling to either get a complete itinerary or to confirm that Ferry X travels from A to B on Y day.
PgHBob is correct: you'll pay based on length and the type of accomodation you seek. FWIW, I would ask (if you pursue AMHS) for a day or two layover at each stop on the way. They will happily provide a "straight-through" itinerary but (having done that) it is not always enjoyable: 4 hour stop here, 3 hours there, 8 hours, then 1.5 days in Juneau to switch from SE Mainlines to Cross-Gulf, etc.
As noted, if you take the ferry/AMHS, accomodations run the gamut from pitch a tent on deck, to sleep in the "day" lounge (you have to vacate for portions of the "24-hour day", get a bunk room, get a stateroom with bathroom. Cost goes up accordingly. At nearly 60, I wouldn't contemplate anything less than the stateroom....and being a paranoid type, I'd get one with a bathroom; tenting on the deck and using the shared facilities was low cost and interesting when I was younger and had hair, but, while that's still low cost, I no longer have interest in "roughing it" on the ferry.
PgHBob is correct: you'll pay based on length and the type of accomodation you seek. FWIW, I would ask (if you pursue AMHS) for a day or two layover at each stop on the way. They will happily provide a "straight-through" itinerary but (having done that) it is not always enjoyable: 4 hour stop here, 3 hours there, 8 hours, then 1.5 days in Juneau to switch from SE Mainlines to Cross-Gulf, etc.
As noted, if you take the ferry/AMHS, accomodations run the gamut from pitch a tent on deck, to sleep in the "day" lounge (you have to vacate for portions of the "24-hour day", get a bunk room, get a stateroom with bathroom. Cost goes up accordingly. At nearly 60, I wouldn't contemplate anything less than the stateroom....and being a paranoid type, I'd get one with a bathroom; tenting on the deck and using the shared facilities was low cost and interesting when I was younger and had hair, but, while that's still low cost, I no longer have interest in "roughing it" on the ferry.
