mitchden Posted June 24, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Serenade of the Seas is docking at Ward Cove (Ketchikan) on July 12. I understand there is free buses into town and back to Ward Cove. If the line is too long or the wait is too long, are there taxis? If so, how much will it cost? Are there Uber or Lyft drivers available to take you downtown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J0Y0US Posted June 25, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Never saw any last year. Doesn't mean they don't. Not sure uber/lyft can pick up or drop off there since it's a private dock area from my understanding. Ward Cove is not a great spot to dock unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trivia addict Posted June 25, 2022 #3 Share Posted June 25, 2022 We did Ward Cove on the Quantum in May. There was almost no wait on either end of the shuttle. Of course that was early in the season, but then the Serenade is a much smaller ship also. The buses are large and run continuously. We were happy with the service. Ride into town is about 20 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quack2 Posted June 25, 2022 #4 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Ward Cove sucks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted June 25, 2022 #5 Share Posted June 25, 2022 10 hours ago, trivia addict said: We did Ward Cove on the Quantum in May. There was almost no wait on either end of the shuttle. Of course that was early in the season, but then the Serenade is a much smaller ship also. The buses are large and run continuously. We were happy with the service. Ride into town is about 20 minutes. That is still a total of 40 minutes of your port time not counting the time you spend waiting for the bus. One of the sites I found said that the typical visitor spends 8 hours ashore in Ketchikan . That site was dated 2019. I would suspect that the port times are shorter now. However using those numbers means that you spend about 10% of your limited Ketchikan port time riding the bus. I don't cruise on RC but I agree w Quack2's succinct comment - Ward Cove sucks. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare YVRteacher Posted July 1, 2022 #6 Share Posted July 1, 2022 The free shuttles run continuously and there has never been a wait when we have been there. The shuttles are large tour buses. There are more shuttles than people who need them! While Ward Cove is certainly less convenient than docking right in Ketchikan, we just looked at this as an opportunity to see a little more of the municipal part of town and to enjoy the great stories from all the shuttle drivers. It was not an unpleasant experience. The area surrounding the warehouse and the roads leading out of Ward Cove are really junky and decrepit but once those two minutes are over the drive is fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason82 Posted July 1, 2022 #7 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) We docked in Ward Cove last week in the NCL Encore. Buses were aplenty both at 7 AM when we got off and around 11 AM when we returned. No waits either time. While I was disappointed it cuts into port time, it went better than expected. We had a sweet driver who told us about the town and area. Most of the ride has pretty views. Edited July 1, 2022 by Jason82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneynutssss Posted May 19 #8 Share Posted May 19 Has anyone seen if they can accomodate a mobility scooter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie11 Posted May 19 #9 Share Posted May 19 On 6/25/2022 at 10:54 AM, quack2 said: Ward Cove sucks. Wait til they open their new dock in Whittier… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted May 19 #10 Share Posted May 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, wolfie11 said: Wait til they open their new dock in Whittier… Isn't there already an existing cruise ship dock at Whittier? Are they building a brand new one? I know Princess Cruises and Holland-America already use that port. Edited May 19 by dmwnc1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcook Posted May 19 #11 Share Posted May 19 On 6/25/2022 at 4:49 PM, donaldsc said: That is still a total of 40 minutes of your port time Consider it an excursion. A FREE excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie11 Posted May 20 #12 Share Posted May 20 3 hours ago, dmwnc1959 said: Isn't there already an existing cruise ship dock at Whittier? Are they building a brand new one? I know Princess Cruises and Holland-America already use that port. They’re building their own. https://www.cruisehive.com/construction-begins-on-new-alaska-cruise-port-destination/84233 https://www.ncl.com/port-of-call/cruises-to-whittier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmwnc1959 Posted May 20 #13 Share Posted May 20 32 minutes ago, wolfie11 said: They’re building their own. https://www.cruisehive.com/construction-begins-on-new-alaska-cruise-port-destination/84233 https://www.ncl.com/port-of-call/cruises-to-whittier Very interesting. 🤔 I'll be on Norwegian Jade at the end of April 2025 when she docks in Whittier as the first-ever NCL ship to use this port. I wonder if that new terminal will be completed by then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean-lynd Posted May 21 #14 Share Posted May 21 This site explains a lot about Wards cove. Wardcoveak.com 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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