Washington State Ferries reported that from May 23-26 it made almost 1,800 trips, carrying 291,377 riders and nearly 112,000 vehicles. The system-wide ridership increased 2 percent from the same weekend last year and several routes saw even stronger growth this year. Ridership in the San Juan Islands increased 8.7 percent from 2013 and ridership on the Seattle/Bremerton route was up 7.9 percent from last year. The Seattle/Bainbridge Island route and the Edmonds/Kingston route increased 3.5 percent and 3.0 percent respectively. These numbers continue a trend of more people riding the ferries in 2014. So far in 2014, total ridership has increased 2.2 percent from last year.

Customers reported that they appreciated WSF’s efforts to let people know about heavy traffic and wait times, meaning they could spend more time enjoying the weekend and less time waiting in line.