COVID-positive travelers say they were not allowed to board their cruise ship in Skagway this week. Instead, they say that Holland America helped them book travel on a state ferry and then an Alaska ...

Alaska's best-kept secret is its incredible ferry system that will make your national park vacation one of the most memorable ever. Here's a complete Alaska heartland itinerary on how to travel by ...

May 23—JUNEAU — An Alaska-built ferry sailed its maiden voyage with passengers Tuesday, 17 years after it was first envisioned. The 280-foot Hubbard took more than four years to come into service ...

Significant reductions in the frequency and reliability of ferry service in Southeast Alaska — especially during winter — has ...

Summer cruising season in the Pacific Northwest for most travelers involves boarding a massive ship sailing to Alaska. But for those who prefer the more chill journey on the marine highway, there’s ...

The ferry Columbia is shown at Ketchikan’s shipyard on Sept. 19, 2022. (Eric Stone/KRBD) One of Alaska’s main ferries won’t be running this winter after all. The Columbia was going to be used on the ...

Nearly a decade after construction on it started and a month after it was put into service, the 280-foot-long Hubbard ferry was officially christened as the newest vessel in the Alaska Marine Highway ...

Southeast Alaska is known as the Panhandle: It's a long, narrow strip of mainland coastline, plus 1,000 islands and the braided waterways that surround them. In most places, there are no roads ...

Four years ago, I was on a ferry headed to Bremerton, Washington, for a quick day trip. I’d taken the red eye from Anchorage the night before and would head back home by close of day. Despite the ...