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Thanksgiving travelers planning a state ferry ride over the holiday weekend should prepare for busy holiday sailings and keep updated with the latest sailing schedules online. If crewing allows, more daily sailings may be added on routes operating reduced service.

Washington State Ferries temporarily switched to alternate service schedules on those runs on Oct. 16, to reduce last-minute sailing cancellations caused by crewing challenges. The severe staffing shortage is due to many variables, says the WSF, including a global shortage of mariners that has been exacerbated by the pandemic, an...