Getting the state ferry M/V Hubbard online has matched the slow pace of its namesake glacier.
Construction on the Alaska-class ferry, originally designed to run day trips, started in 2014 and took four years to complete. Then the Alaska Marine Highway System changed course andOn Tuesday morning, the Hubbard sailed up the Lynn Canal with about 70 passengers on board. It now links Juneau, Haines and Skagway every day of the week but Mondays.
“Except for the delay at the end, it was a beautiful voyage,” he said. “The boat was very clean,and very well organized, and it’s nice to have another ship in the upper Lynn Canal. We need it.” “I don’t anticipate this vessel ever being able to serve hot meals to 300 people. Perhaps on the lighter loads, we will be able to serve hot meals,” he said.
“We are going to have a smaller crew size, which I personally like,” he said. “It makes it feel more efficient operation and also a closer knit crew.”
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