June 1, 2016: Ferry transit terminals —Tallinn and Helsinki — are quick and efficient transit points for foot passengers and vehicle/truck traffic. Electronic check-in makes it all work quickly — you are issued a small electronic enabled ID card that opens the turnstile for entry and security checks if you’re stopped. Plenty of visible security — with spot checks along the way for shady looking travelers. No TSA style bag search, disrobing, and dumping of liquids. Some pushy travelers have to be the first on and the first off, and watch you’re step if you’re following behind a pet with a careless owner. The only TC “you could do better suggestions” — a way to check your baggage and then pick up at the destination! Malta Ferry folks have figured that out and makes getting on and off the ferry less hazardous to being injured in a rolling bag collision. It really is the “only way to sail!”
