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'Express' ferry service between Washington and Southcentral begins in June

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June 4 is the departure date from Bellingham, Wash., for the first-ever Alaska Marine Highway ferry run to Southcentral Alaska that won't require a change in vessels in Southeast. The M/V Kennicott will stop in Ketchikan, Juneau and Yakutat before crossing the Gulf of Alaska to Whittier, reports The Turnagain Times. The biweekly trip will take 4-1/2 days and cost $547 for walk-on passengers or $1,481 with a pickup or car aboard. Marine Highway officials told the Times that the car deck is almost fully booked for summer.

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