Anacortes - Sidney Service Suspended Until Further Notice
International service to and from Sidney, B.C. remains suspended until further notice due to continued significant crewing and vessel availability challenges.
There will be no service to and from Sidney through at least the 2023 spring and summer sailing schedules.
Prince Rupert - Alaska Sailing's cancelled for summer 2023
No Ferries Will Travel between Prince Rupert BC & Alaska In 2023
The Alaska ferry system is experiencing crew shortages and has had to cancel 2 popular routes for the foreseeable future.
There will be no summer 2023 sailings between Prince Rupert in Canada and Alaska, nor will there be any Cross -Gulf ferry service to Whittier /Valdez etc from Bellingham or along the Inside Passage.
It is hoped the popular 5 hr sailing between Prince Rupert & Ketchikan on the Inside Passage will be one day be returned to service. but currently the only ferry to Ketchikan and up the Inside Passage commences in Bellingham WA.
To travel to Whittier one must board in Bellingham, ferry to Haines AK and then drive on to Whittier.
( Note: the very late release of the Alaska summer ferry schedules has resulted in heavy demand for space on the ferries departing from Bellingham WA . It is now essential to book the ferries asap if desiring space ferry travel this summer
Alaska ferries will not sail across the gulf for the foreseeable future.
Crew shortages have made it impossible to properly staff the vessels that historically travel between Bellingham, Juneau & Whittier so sadly the only way to travel to Whittier, Kodiak etc from the lower 48 is either driving the AlCan or by taking the ferry from Bellingham WA to Haines and driving on from there.
If moving or being transferred between Alaska & the Lower 48, weekly barge services are available between Anchorage & Fairbanks to /fero Seattle WA.
To cost or book the barge between Alaska & WA go to the home page on www.ferrytravel.com
