Virgin Voyages Cancels All Tracy Arm Visits For it...

Sensible Woman is just some brief months away from turning into the first-ever Virgin Voyages cruise ship to go to Alaska, however her inaugural itineraries will look slightly totally different from what was anticipated.

Resulting from ongoing geological instability within the well-known Tracy Arm Fjord, the adults-only cruise line has opted to take away the scenic cruising vacation spot from all of its 2026 Alaska itineraries.

Sadly, the realm inside the fjord stays unstable and at an elevated danger for landslides following a landslide and tsunami that occurred close to the South Sawyer Glacier on August 10, 2025.

Even the two,770-guest ship’s MerMaiden voyage to Alaska, which embarks in Seattle on Might 21, 2026, has been modified.

As a safer various, the 110,000-gross ton ship will sail into Endicott Arm, which may be very near Tracy Arm however doesn’t undergo from the identical landslide danger. Each fjords have the identical entrance level at Holkham Bay, situated roughly 50 miles south of Juneau, Alaska.

“We needed to tell you a few change to your Sailor’s upcoming voyage,” Virgin Voyages wrote in a letter to impacted friends and First Mates.

“Your Sailor’s Sensible Woman voyage will now go to Endicott Arm & Dawes Glacier instead of Tracy Arm Fjord as a result of ongoing landslide danger within the space,” the discover continued.

It’s additionally price noting that Virgin Voyages isn’t the primary cruise line to make this resolution. In March, Cruise Hive reported that Carnival Cruise Line and Holland America Line introduced that they might even be replacing Tracy Arm with Endicott Arm.

A Historic First Alaska Season

It’s clear that even with the itinerary change, Sensible Woman’s inaugural season in Alaska will nonetheless be one to recollect.

As the primary Woman ship to be Panama Canal compliant, she is the one and solely ship within the Virgin Voyages fleet that may be deployed to the West Coast and Alaska.

After finishing the cruise line’s first season in Los Angeles, the 2025-launched ship will arrive in Seattle, Washington, on Might 21, 2026, which is identical day her ultimate of 4 MerMaiden voyages units sail.

For context, the mid-sized vessel additionally operated MerMaiden voyages in New York and Miami in 2025, and can embark on her Los Angeles MerMaiden crusing on April 7, 2026.

The ship will primarily function 7-night sailings to Alaska, with a number of longer voyages and one embarkation in Vancouver thrown into the combo. No different tweaks to the itineraries have been made except for changing Tracy Arm.

“The voyage size, ship, and total expertise stay unchanged, and we sit up for delivering an unimaginable time in Alaska,” Virgin Voyages confirmed.

Along with Endicott Arm, friends will get to go to Ketchikan, Sitka, and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada.

Endicott Arm Tour within the Works

Making this itinerary change particularly thrilling, Virgin Voyages indicated {that a} particular tour is within the works to profit from the scenic cruising in Endicott Arm.

“We’ll be including an unique new shore factor at Endicott you can e book when you’re onboard,” the cruise line said.

Particulars about what this expertise might appear to be are nonetheless below wraps, however cruise friends hope that will probably be a ship trip that can give them a better take a look at the well-known blue ice and the gorgeous Dawes Glacier.

“If they provide a small boat tour that day take it, it’s price it,” one cruiser asserted.

“Possibly a trip out on a zodiac from the ship for a better take a look at the glaciers? Can be enjoyable if that’s the case,” one other chimed in.

Usually, Virgin Voyages permits friends to e book Shore Issues (or shore excursions) beginning 135 days forward of embarkation for RockStar suite friends or 120 days for different passengers.

On this case, the thriller tour will solely be bought onboard. friends will wish to make their strategy to the shore tour deck on Deck 7 as quickly as doable, as availability could also be restricted.