http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T16:46:10Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Ketchikan%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/2/23243/85582 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/26601/New_York_Hotel.jpg" class="top"><p> Hey, Alaska travelers &#150; especially those not yet eligible for AARP! Guess what? You don&#146;t have to subject yourself to big cruise ships packed with thousands of passengers to experience the islands of Southeast Alaska and the Inside Passage. (Although if en masse modes of transport are your thing, that&#146;s a-okay by us.)<p> Independent travelers with wanderlust and time to spare hop on the <a href="http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/index.shtml">Alaska Marine Highway Ferry</a> in Bellingham, Washington for a scenic 38-hour ride to <a href="http://www.visit-ketchikan.com/"><b>Ketchikan</b></a>. Don&#146;t panic &#150; there&#146;s a bar onboard, as well as cabins for your sleeping pleasure. Or you can start your nautical itinerary from a handful of other islands within Southeast Alaska. <a href="http://www.alaskaair.com/">Alaska Airlines</a> also operates flights globetrotting gourmet 2009-06-04T09:32:35-05:00 55.3431762 -131.64646 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/