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The Bellingham Cruise Terminal is a ferry terminal and transportation hub located near the Fairhaven neighborhood in Bellingham, Washington, United States. It was completed in 1989 [1] and provides easy interchange between various modes of transportation. Operated by the Port of Bellingham [2] the facility serves over 200,000 passengers a year. [1]
The Ferry is very popular with summer tourists (one of the primary reasons Bellingham and Prince Rupert are AMHS destinations). Tent cities commonly sprout up on the aft of mainline vessels, and for budget travellers, the AMHS is one of the top modes of transportation to the "Last Frontier".
MV Malaspina, colloquially known as the Mal, is a mainline ROPAX ferry and the original Malaspina-class vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Malaspina is named after the Malaspina Glacier, which, in turn, is named after Captain Don Alessandro Malaspina, an Italian navigator and explorer who explored the northwest coast of North America in 1791.
Ships using the route can avoid some of the bad weather in the open ocean and may visit some of the many isolated communities along the route. The Inside Passage is heavily travelled by cruise ships, freighters, tugs with tows, fishing craft, pleasure craft, and ships of the Alaska Marine Highway, BC Ferries, and Washington State Ferries ...
The M/V Columbia is a mainline ferry vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System.. M/V Columbia at Bellingham Cruise Terminal. Constructed in 1974 by Lockheed Shipbuilding in Seattle, Washington, the M/V Columbia has been the flagship vessel for the Alaska ferry system for over 40 years.
The Victoria Star boat used for the Whatcom Museum History Sunset Cruise on July 20, 2024 at the Bellingham Ferry Terminal. After purchasing your tickets online, you’ll be able to arrive at the ...
The ferry then operated out of Barcelona, Spain on a run to Ibiza. [5] The ferry was purchased by BC Ferries in September 2006 in a deal worth €35.7 million, or $50.6 million CAD. Sonia was acquired to replace the ferry Queen of the North which sank after running aground in March 2006. [9] [10]
The ship was backing into the ferry terminal in Bellingham on February 1, 1991, when some sort of mechanical failure occurred. High winds complicated maneuvering at the time of the failure. Matanuska backed into a dock, crushing it, with pieces falling onto her stern. Cars on the ferry's vehicle deck were crushed and gasoline spilled.