The Whidbey ferries never get old — Clinton to Mukilteo, or Coupeville to Port Townsend and over to Kingston if you’re looping back to Seattle. 3 things you should KNOW: 1️⃣ The Clinton–Mukilteo route is your main line to the mainland. 2️⃣ The Coupeville–Port Townsend route drops you on the Olympic Peninsula — from there you can hop the Kingston ferry toward Seattle. 3️⃣ The system run by Washington State Ferries is the largest in the U.S. and the second-largest in the world. Whether you’re comm

We just wrapped up a week of Classroom on the Water, a “mini apprenticeship” where 10 Maritime High School Students got to job shadow and learn real maritime skills from our crews, thanks to our partners (Northwest Maritime and Highline Public Schools). Programs like this are essential to getting a new generation excited about and interested in maritime careers. Let’s keep helping them chart their course - one ferry ride at a time. Video Description: The first speaker is a woman in a gray sweats

Picture this... You’re on a ferry at night, seemingly the only passenger. You know there is someone piloting the vessel, and you’ve seen a deck hand or two patrolling but other than that... silence. You decide to take a walk around, and from a behind a locked door you hear... what’s that? The chatter and clatter of an engine room crew? Our engine rooms are staffed 24/7 to ensure our vessels are running optimally. While on these graveyard shifts, engineers and oilers are doing inspections, making

23K views · 1.4K reactions | At 11:11 a.m. on Veterans Day, all operating Washington State Ferries sounded their whistles in a tribute to those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. | KOMO News | Facebook