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[Midnightly]

you expect ferry waits to be at their peak on long weekends in the summer just as you would expect the mahalat to go at a snail's pace, a 3 ferry wait is a bit crazy i'll admit but after those 3 went there was maybe a 1 sailing wait.. i've been watching the sailing waits.. and i don't think there was much more then the occasional 1 sailing wait all Sunday.. now if your going mid week there's not too much to worry about 

[Matt R.]

Our little ferry is rammed full may to October and then some!

Matt.

[lanforod]

you expect ferry waits to be at their peak on long weekends in the summer just as you would expect the mahalat to go at a snail's pace, a 3 ferry wait is a bit crazy i'll admit but after those 3 went there was maybe a 1 sailing wait.. i've been watching the sailing waits.. and i don't think there was much more then the occasional 1 sailing wait all Sunday.. now if your going mid week there's not too much to worry about 

This past Sunday is a bad example, given it was a long weekend. Yesterday was 2 or 3 sailing waits pretty much all day, and currently they aren't far from a 1 sailing wait today already.

Edited by lanforod, 08 August 2017 - 07:20 AM.

[Mike K.]

Traffic is up this year. But the suggestion Mike K is offering is not based in fact. BC Ferries has posted their ridership data either in paper or online and last & this year were the only increases after 13 years of decrease.

It's more noticeable on the mainline routes because the lift capacity of some of the ships is reduced, and since 1999 there's one less major vessel.

 

I had hoped everyone realized my comments were tongue-in-cheek 

[Jackerbie]

^ Need to get working on that sarcasm font, or at least an appropriate emoji!

[LJ]

There was at least a one sailing wait today, at 10:20 the 11 was full and the 12 was 85%.

[VicHockeyFan]

Mid afternoon CFAX guest today had to call in rather than appear in studio because his bus is a ferry bus (70 or 72 I guess) and it was full of ferry passengers and passed up his stop.

[Nparker]

On CHEK News tonight, Deborah Marshall, reported that both the Thursday before and the Tuesday after the BC Day long weekend, often have higher traffic volumes than the Friday/Monday of the weekend. It seems a lot of people (erroneously) believe they are going to beat the crowds by travelling outside of the "official" dates.

[VicHockeyFan]

Tuesday is bound to have heavier commercial traffic than a normal Monday. Carriers avoid the holiday to give drivers and warehousepersons the day off and save on stat wages, but the same number of goods must get through now in 20% less days this week.

[Bingo]

It was hours of stress ferry passenger Sue Maclean says could have been avoided.

She and her boyfriend spent the long weekend camping in Tofino, B.C., and headed home to Vancouver on Monday — gunning for the last ferry out of Nanaimo's Departure Bay.

But at 7:30 p.m. — two hours before the sailing — highway signs and the BC Ferries website already said the vessel was 100 per cent full.

Still, they took their chances and got on the 9:30 p.m. sailing — only to find the boat leaving with room for dozens more cars.

What changed is that people made reservations they didn't cancel or show up to claim, said BC Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall.

"If customers choose not to use their reservations then don't contact us, then we're not able to free that space up in the system until 30 minutes before."  

http://www.cbc.ca/ne...empty-1.4239104

 

[shoeflack]

This story just reeks of BS to me. A couple looking for sympathy. For one, it is extremely rare that the last sailing at any major terminal any day of the year is ever full. Second, there's a 10:45pm sailing just down the road at Duke Point that would have gotten any stragglers back to mainland if the 9:30pm really was full.

BC Ferries...the Air Canada of the seas. Always an easy target for a few clicks.

[VicHockeyFan]

Imagine the stress. Whatever.

[jonny]

If you don't want to be stressed, don't plan on catching the last ferry of the busiest weekend of the year without a reservation. Pretty simple stuff.

[LJ]

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Edited by LJ, 09 August 2017 - 07:18 PM.

[shoeflack]

BC Ferries is going ahead with their plan to keep passengers off of enclosed decks starting after the Thanksgiving long weekend.

 

Curious how this will affect pet owners. I've noticed most pet owners generally leave their windows mostly up when they're not in their vehicles and down when they are in their vehicles. Those enclosed decks get stinking hot in the summer, and the pet areas simply do not have the capacity to host people bringing their pets upstairs if people decide they don't want to leave them unattended downstairs. Curious if we'll start seeing a Coho-esque pet policy. The pet owner lobby is strong!

 

On October 11, 2017, BC Ferries will harmonize its safety practices with Canadian ferry operators relating to Transport Canada regulations that prohibit passengers from remaining in their vehicle on any closed deck on a vessel that is underway.

 

https://www.bcferrie...ents?id=1083211

[VicHockeyFan]

What's the Coho policy?

[lanforod]

So on the main route 1, this means the lower deck would be off limits but not the upper car deck?

[VicHockeyFan]

I'd think some truck drivers will not be happy.

[lanforod]

I'd think some truck drivers will not be happy.

For sure. Hard to enforce though, especially for sleeper cabs.

[VicHockeyFan]

So on the main route 1, this means the lower deck would be off limits but not the upper car deck?

Ya.