Alaska Airline: Alaska's New Fast Ferries Offer New Routes, Big Discounts in 2006

For visitors to Alaska, and Alaska, who yearn for a different type of days cruising the Southcentral or Southeast Alaska there's good news this spring, summer and autumn the people of Alaska Marine Highway, Alaska Airline, System. And we're talking fast ferries here - elegant, Spiffy dual-hulled, Alaska Airline,, Alaska Airline, catamaran that can carry passengers from Cordova to Valdez or from Juneau to Skagway faster than you can say "Beam me Scotty." Well, maybe not so fast.



But quickly. As at 36 knots (41 miles, Alaska Airline, / h) fast.Two high-speed ferries that offer this type of service: M / V, Alaska Airline, Chenega will be the main port in Cordova and the M / V Fairweather will be based on the ship in Juneau. Each of them only a year and a capacity of 150 passengers. Each of them has a comfortable observation room that can accommodate the 150 passengers. Or when you change the point of view, 109 of which passengers can also travel in the area of the ship, or in the middle of the ship.



The interior offers a combination of air from behind the seat and table settings, with some areas devoted to work and study. Seats are available on the terrace outside the ship's stern. There are no passenger cabins. Every ship offers a full bar and snack service can carry up to 35 cars.From Cordova, Chenega will offer a daily service with Prince William Sound to Valdez and Whittier, in relation to the mode of Anchorage and Southcentral Juneau Alaska.From Fairweather invited to travel to Sitka, Haines and Skagway, the last two roads are connected to the main part of Alaska through the Yukon in Canada Territory.



30% discount on selected RoutesMore good news: From 1 passenger can have a discount of 30 per percent again Chenega sided and round-trip between Cordova and Valdez, as well as between Cordova and Whittier. Discounted prices will be valid for the period 1 May to September 30.This has resulted in the form of tickets at $ 34 for adults 64 years and younger and $ 24 for 65 years in the race Valdez. Between Cordova and Whittier charges $ 60 and $ 43 respectively. 30 per cent discount applies to fares for children, cars, motorcycles and kayaks.



In southeast Alaska, the same discount - 30 percent - is used for travel between Juneau and Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park, from, Alaska Airline, May 1 to August 16. The rates will be at a price of $ 28 for adults and $ 20 for seniors. Between June and the small, picturesque communities, Pelican, rates will run $ 34 for adults and $ 24 for seniors from 1 May to 30 September. (Note: Bartlett Pelican Cove and climb aboard a ship or ferry Aurora traditional Laconte. N. Fairweather.) Spring Planning Chenega SoutheastAt, Alaska Airline, Fairweather is installed to repair the engine.



Meanwhile, until mid-April, when the output of Fairweather southeast Alaska and the service is designed to Southcentral Alaska Chenega and its port of years Cordova, Chenega is to provide a fast ferry service between Sitka, Juneau and Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, and between Juneau and Haines / Skagway Tuesday, Thursday and travel Saturdays.The Sitka Juneau starting at 8 am for about four and a trip to Sitka and a half hours (depending on the tides of Sérgio Narrows) , then left Sitka at 1:30 to return to Juneau to 6 - depending also tides.



Chenega 'outputs S Juneau to Haines / Skagway are at 8, arriving in two hours and 45 minutes Haines. The ship will operate 30 - minutes transfer Haines-Skagway-Haines to the exit south to Juneau at 12:15 Arriving in the capital will be in the summer from 4:45 hours to pmFairweather 1-30 SoutheastMay September 2006, fast ferry Fairweather will sail, Alaska Airline, on routes , who won the popular recognition of the ship in the summer of '05: Juneau non-stop trips to and from Sitka, Haines, Alaska Airline, and Skagway.



Travel bag program is particularly interesting for Alaska and guests from abroad who are looking for a day trip or a cruise for two days (or more). This, like all types referred to above: Monday and Wednesday, the ship will leave the ferry terminal at Auke Bay near Juneau at 8 am to 12:30 hours arriving in Sitka. Starting from Sitka at 1:30, the ship will arrive back in 6 pmTuesdays Juneau, the ship will leave Juneau at 8 am, arrival in Skagway at 10:30, departing at 11am and return to Juneau, 1: 30 on Sunday pmThursdays Fairweather offer two trips, one by Haynes and others, and from Skagway.



The first will be from 8 am starting from 10:15 with reference to Haines Juneau, Haines out at 10:45 and arrive