They are basic cabins, with no frills. Bunk beds and a private bath.
There are several ways to have meals. They have a full fancy dining
room, a cafeteria, vending machines and a bar.
arlene
mdrawson wrote:
> What are the ferry accomodations like, considering they involve overnight
> travel? How are the cabins? What about food service?
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>>arlene wrote:
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>>>mdrawson wrote:
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>>>>What the best cruise on inland paddage in Alaska? Anyone had any
>>>>experience with the State's ferry service? If so, how does that compare
>>>>to the cruises?
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>>>The ferry service is excellent. However, I have never taken an
>>>Alaskan cruise line, so I cannot compare it.
>>>
>>>I think people who take the ferry and not the same kind of people who
>>>take cruises.
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>>This is true. My sister-in-law had a colleague at work who went on one of
>>the Alaska cruises for her honeymoon. The on-board activities were geared
>>to a very different age group, i.e. 70+. Activities centered around things
>>like bingo, with a big argument breaking out when someone claimed that a
>>number had been called that really had not been called. The ferry
>>passengers tend to be younger. There is really no comparison between the
>>ferries and the cruise ships.
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>>Actually the cruises are so heavily discounted that they are not much more
>>expensive than the ferries.
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