A number of factors have combined to make booking the Bellingham ferry into Alaska a less than easy task for those who have waited to secure vehicle reservations for summer 2023.
The MV Columbia with a 499 passenger & a 133 vehicle ( at 20' per) capacity, is Alaska Marines' largest vessel.
She travels north every week from Bellingham to make her way up the Inside Passage with stops in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sitka, Juneau, Haines & finally arriving in Skagway before returning south.
While all sailings North are currently sold out of vehicle space until mid-late June, it is always good to call 1-800-686-0446 or go onto www.ferrytravel.com to see if someone may have cancelled.
Vehicle, passenger and cabin space is still available for travellers headed South from Alaska to Bellingham .
The 2 Berth cabins from Bellingham (of which there are only two), are also sold out until late summer - but 4 berth cabins ( ie cabins with 2 bunk beds ) are still available in both directions.
Sleeping accommodation is available on the Columbia on recliner chairs in any of the lounges & many passenger like to pitch a tent on the aft deck in the solarium.
With public showers available, lack of a cabin should be no deterrent to the Alaska bound traveller.