Date:  Monday, November 16, 2009

Contact: Susan Harris-Huether, Customer Information Manager, 206-515-3460

SEATTLE – The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division (WSF) reminds travelers to allow extra time for ferry travel over the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend and to be aware of schedule changes on some routes.

On Wednesday, Nov. 25, there will be an extra sailing from Anacortes to Friday Harbor at 7:50 p.m. On Thanksgiving Day four routes will be on a holiday schedule; all other routes will operate on a regular Thursday schedule. Holiday schedule details are published in the fall schedule which is available at terminals, on vessels, and on the WSF Web site. WSF will operate the following service on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26: 

• Anacortes/San Juan Islands: regular weekday schedule 
• Anacortes/Sidney, B.C.: regular weekday schedule 
• Edmonds/Kingston: holiday (Saturday) schedule 
• Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth: regular weekday schedule 
• Mukilteo/Clinton: holiday (Saturday) schedule 
• Point Defiance/Tahlequah: holiday (weekend) schedule 
• Port Townsend/Keystone: regular weekday schedule (Reservations are strongly recommended. Visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries or call 5-1-1 to make a reservation.) 
• Seattle/Bainbridge Island: holiday (Saturday) schedule
• Seattle/Bremerton: regular weekday schedule

All ferry routes will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Friday, Nov. 27. Travelers should expect longer lines throughout the holiday weekend and are encouraged to arrive early. The longest backups are expected to occur westbound on Wednesday afternoon and evening, Nov. 25, and eastbound on Friday morning, Nov. 27.

For more ferry system information, please visit the WSF Web site at www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries.  

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