Ferry Costs

[AKSuperDually]

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 bringing firearms, worrying about breakdowns, etc. I thought I'd look into pricing.

We'll be leaving our firearms and driving through canada....lol.

Here's the breakdown (for my family):
Adult 12 years or older $547.00
Adult 12 years or older $547.00
Child under age 6 $0.00
Child $273.00
One pet $25.00
4 Berth Full Facilities - Inside $717.00
Subtotal $2,109.00
That's passage only, one way. There actually isn't any deck space available for the date I'd need, but if there was it would be billed at $105 dollars per foot. Which would equal $5,145.00 for our camper and trailer combination.

That's $7,303.00 each way, or $14,606.00 round trip.

Here's the pricing schedule for the cardeck:

TOUR BUS $0.00 + $105.00/foot
VEHICLES UP TO 10' $735.00
VEHICLES UP TO 15' $1,247.00
VEHICLES UP TO 19' $1,481.00
VEHICLES UP TO 21' $1,882.00
LONG VEHICLE $0.00 + $105.00/foot
REC/VEHICLE UP TO 15' $1,247.00
REC/VEHICLE UP TO 19' $1,481.00
REC/VEHICLE UP TO 21' $1,882.00
LONG REC VEHICLE $0.00 + $105.00/foot
VANS UP TO 19' $2,625.00
VANS UP TO 21' $2,625.00
VANS UP TO 24' $2,625.00
LONG VAN $0.00 + $105.00/foot
ANIMAL CLEANING DEPOSIT $500.00
BICYCLE $89.00
$100 CASH DAMAGE DEPOSIT FOR ANIMAL $103.00
$50 CASH DAMAGE DEPOSIT FOR ANIMAL $52.00
KAYAKS AND INFLATABLES $132.00
UNACC VEH PENALTY $100.00
PET $25.00
ONE PET $25.00
TWO PETS $50.00
THREE PETS $75.00
FOUR PETS $100.00
FIVE PETS $125.00

The big turnoff for me is the animal policy. They must be in a crate, and can only be let out of it 3 times a day (A purser announces a pet run, and you must accompany the purser down with all other dog owners at once). For a 5 day trip, I can't see that being a viable option for most dogs. It wouldn't be for our belgian malinois, he'd probably lose his mind by the end of day 2.


Anyway, I just wanted to put some information out there for people who're considering this route. It's pretty awesome in the right situation, but likely doesn't fit very many people on this forum.

[EEWally]

For our 22 feet of truck camper, it's $1206 from Prince Rupert to Haines with getting off at Ketchikan, Sitka and Juneau. One night with cabin on the Ketchikan-Sitka leg. I think leaving from Bellingham would have doubled the cost.

There's an additional $337 for the Inter-Island Ferry from Ketchikan to Prince of Wales Island and back.

We decided to do this before we go to a 5th wheel!

[gbopp]

Wow! Thanks.
If we go to Alaska, we'll definitely be driving through Canada. :E

[alaska_dennis]

pay the 100 for unacc and fly down to seattle. If the dogs can be crated and put in the belly of the plane. Plane tickets might be cheaper than berths. Guns and ammo get a boat ride.

[CA_Traveler]

I want to explore all of that area in a smaller rig...

The scenic views are spectacular and I only saw a small glimpse last summer.

Never meet a ferry I didn't love. We just couldn't get enough of the Lady Rose (passenger/cargo) out of Port Alberni and our Australian Sheppard loved the deck.