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Article: Alaska by ferry: It's not cheap and not a cruise
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 9, 2003
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Alaska by ferry: It's not cheap and not a cruise
By CAREY QUAN GELERNTER Seattle Times
Sunday, March 9, 2003
Some call the Alaska ferry, heading north to Alaska from
Bellingham, Wash., the Poor Man's Cruise.
My family and I made the journey last August on the Matanuska. We
had a good time. But we can tell you: Its not cheap, and its not a
cruise.
No, a cruise has huge buffets, carved ice sculptures, so much food
you usually gain five pounds.
We had the cafeteria.
But hey, the fish and chips and cheeseburgers weren't too bad. (If
you have a company cafeteria, you know just about what this food
tastes like.)
A cruise has non-stop entertainment -- glitzy Las Vegas-type
shows, gambling, '50s ...
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