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Post by Olympic Ferries on Oct 5, 2023 8:06:45 GMT -8
For some reason the sun deck/upper passenger deck isn't open on this ferry?
Having the sun deck open (and full passenger capacity of 1,500) on the Olympic class vessels requires two extra crew members (an AB and OS). Since they don't need the passenger capacity, WSF saves on crewing by not assigning the extra crew and not opening the sun deck.
If you want to see the sun deck on an Olympic, ride Chimacum while it is on the Seattle/Bremerton run. That route has sufficient crew assigned to open the sun deck.
It's also been periodically available on the Samish at Anacortes throughout the summer, which has been a nice addition and something that they continued from last year, although seemingly less frequent.
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Post by Kahloke on Oct 5, 2023 8:35:42 GMT -8
Having the sun deck open (and full passenger capacity of 1,500) on the Olympic class vessels requires two extra crew members (an AB and OS). Since they don't need the passenger capacity, WSF saves on crewing by not assigning the extra crew and not opening the sun deck.
If you want to see the sun deck on an Olympic, ride Chimacum while it is on the Seattle/Bremerton run. That route has sufficient crew assigned to open the sun deck.
It's also been periodically available on the Samish at Anacortes throughout the summer, which has been a nice addition and something that they continued from last year, although seemingly less frequent. Unfortunately, Samish's sun deck was not open on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend this year, and they maxed out the passenger capacity on the 9:05am Anacortes to Friday Harbor sailing. It made for a very crowded ship with everyone crammed in on the main passenger cabin level. I also rode Samish from Orcas last month, and the upper deck was, again, closed off.
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Oct 6, 2023 9:25:08 GMT -8
It's also been periodically available on the Samish at Anacortes throughout the summer, which has been a nice addition and something that they continued from last year, although seemingly less frequent. Unfortunately, Samish's sun deck was not open on the Saturday of Labor Day weekend this year, and they maxed out the passenger capacity on the 9:05am Anacortes to Friday Harbor sailing. It made for a very crowded ship with everyone crammed in on the main passenger cabin level. I also rode Samish from Orcas last month, and the upper deck was, again, closed off. Unfortunate! It was for Memorial Day (240p onwards) weekend, except for Saturday afternoon which makes sense.
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Post by Kahloke on Dec 23, 2023 21:27:54 GMT -8
Went on a little ferry ride this afternoon to catch Suquamish plying the waters of the "Triangle Route", a most unusual assignment for Suquamish. Suquamish en-route to Vashon from Fauntleroy
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Post by Olympic Ferries on Dec 25, 2023 19:08:49 GMT -8
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Post by Brandon S on Feb 2, 2024 10:46:48 GMT -8
Suquamish departing from Mukilteo yesterday afternoon, plus a double shot with the Tokitae about an hour later.
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