Washington State Ferries

Friendly, informed staff. Gift shop has pretty much anything you need in the way of souvenirs.

Is really nice on summer

Griddy and sneaky staff at the gift shop, over charged our ice-cream on purpose, while I realized it and went back question about the wrong charge, she argued that we got other item and there were tax; I pointed out she typed in the correct amount then changed to higher amount while charging me, then she refund me the extra part without tax and without a word!

Disappointed in our country's representation. The BC Ferries are nicer in EVERY way. This one will get you to where you're going, but they're old, smelly and the insides are very tired and worn.

Unhelpful and rude staff at the gift shop. While everyone in BC was very friendly, they know they have you captive. Our son has Celiac and they refused to accommodate. No options. Even though they had at least ice cream we looked up to be GF, they dumped it back in from the cone of a previous customer and refused to give us some off the top of any new bin so he does not get sick.

Be forewarned that once you enter for travel to the US, you cannot leave. You are stuck there behind a cyclone fence with nothing but a gift shop with VERY limited food options (bad coffee, stale pastries, etc) and a few picnic benches. And they suggest you get there pretty early. Best bet is to have the sacrificial driver get there when they suggest and the rest of the family hang out in nearby Sidney and walk over before the ferry leaves as walk-ons. That way at least some people get to have a nice meal, pleasant ambience, etc. I've not tried this, so look into the details, but I think that would work.

What a wonderful journey. We were a 52ft truck and trailer with a three legged dog. The staff were all over themselves helpful and our faithful friend was even allowed up on the outside decks. So nice to be able to enjoy a beer during our three hour journey including a stop at Friday Harbour.

We took the 5:55 pm ferry from Sidney to Anacortes on a calm and sunny day. The ferry arrived late so we had quite a delay right from the start. I can't really understand how this can happen in on a calm day with no waves or wind at all... anyway, no one even mentioned the delayed departure (it was more than 30 minutes actually). Embarking the RV on the ship was no problem. The ferry offers a lot of seats with good view from inside and has some outer decks to enjoy the nice weather during the transfer. Unfortunately the food and beverage offer is quite poor. You have the choice between 3 different soups and some burgers - none of these really looked enjoyable. The passage however take you through a beautiful landscape and with some luck you could see seals (we did see 3 of them) and dolphins (we actually saw two of them swimming by). The ferry stops at Friday Harbour and the disembarking of the people and vehicles there took more than half an hour, due to the badly organized customs control. This added quite a lot of time to the delay we already had so that instead of arriving at 8:30 pm, we arrived in Anacortes at about 9:30 pm (!) and still had to wait for custom control there. No one actually apologized for the delay or said anything about then we are going to arrive. This was quite annoying, since we hat to reach a place that closed at 10 pm. So you might want to consider a possible delay even when the weather is nice.