New partnership highlights cross-border baseball travel between Victoria and Seattle
SEATTLE, WA, May 6, 2026 – FRS Clipper today announced a new partnership with the Seattle Mariners for their 2026 season, expanding its role as a key transportation provider for baseball fans traveling between Victoria, B.C. and Seattle.
The partnership will introduce themed onboard activations on select Friday Victoria-to-Seattle sailings throughout the Mariners’ 2026 home season, along with exclusive travel offers for fans and in-stadium brand activations at T-Mobile Park. In addition, fans will be able to purchase tickets to home games via FRS Clipper’s website.
The partnership comes as FRS Clipper marks 40 years of connecting Victoria and Seattle and improves seasonal service for sports and leisure travelers. In 2026, the company introduced a new 12 p.m. Friday departure from Victoria, giving fans more flexibility to travel south for weekend games and summer events in Seattle.Seattle has long been a popular destination for Canadian baseball fans. This season, fans traveling on select Friday sailings can expect baseball-themed onboard programming and special offers designed to kick off their Seattle game day experience.
“FRS Clipper has been bringing travelers across the Salish Sea for 40 years, and that includes generations of baseball fans making the trip to Seattle,” said Mark Collins, CEO of FRS Clipper. “We’re proud to partner with the Mariners and make it even easier for fans to turn game day into a weekend getaway.”
FRS Clipper will also activate at T-Mobile Park throughout the season, including a branded presence on the Rooftop Boardwalk and a mascot appearance during the famed Salmon Run.
“Sports brings people together, and FRS Clipper is leaning into that,” said Nik Coutinho, Director of Sales & Marketing for FRS Clipper. “For 40 years, we have brought Seattle and Vancouver Island together, and we will continue to do that for the next generation of fans crossing the Salish Sea to share unforgettable moments.”
Mariners fans will receive access to exclusive offers on FRS Clipper travel throughout the season, including savings on fast ferry travel between Seattle and Victoria and Seattle’s only whale watching tour.
FRS Clipper will offer themed fan sailings on May 15, May 29, June 19, July 3, July 17, August 7, August 21, September 4, and September 25.
Fans can learn more and book travel at ClipperVacations.com/Seattle-Mariners-Tickets.
About FRS Clipper
Since 1986, Clipper Navigation (doing business as FRS Clipper) has welcomed more than eight million travelers on routes between Seattle and Victoria and through sightseeing experiences in the Pacific Northwest. Today, FRS Clipper operates the Victoria Clipper fast ferry and Seattle’s only whale watching tour. It is part of FRS Group, an international ferry operator based in Flensburg, Germany, with more than 150 years of maritime experience.
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