Carnival Makes a Big Change to Alaska Cruises Afte...

Carnival Cruise Line has cancelled all of its deliberate scenic cruising days in Tracy Arm Fjord for the upcoming 2026 Alaska season as a consequence of harmful circumstances within the space.

Following a landslide and tsunami on August 10, 2025, the fjord has been left with unstable ice and geological circumstances that make scenic cruising unsafe.

The large landslide unfolded close to the South Sawyer Glacier, and the fjord remains under close observation by environmental consultants as the encompassing space continues to shift.

Because the panorama settles and glaciers retreat (shoutout to world warming), the chance of one other landslide additionally will increase. It is a scenario no cruise ship needs to be caught in.

“Now we have been carefully monitoring geological circumstances in Tracy Arm Fjord. The waterways within the space are presently not appropriate for cruise ship navigation,” Carnival wrote in a letter to booked company.

It’s additionally value noting that Carnival is now the second cruise line to scrap its deliberate visits to Tracy Arm for this 12 months.

On March 16, 2026, Cruise Hive reported that Holland America Line made the same change for its Alaska season.

Endicott Arm to Substitute Tracy Arm

Carnival isn’t merely leaving its passengers excessive and dry. As a substitute of Tracy Arm Fjord, the scenic cruising will now happen in Endicott Arm Fjord.

Each fjords have the identical entrance level at Holkham Bay, positioned roughly 50 miles south of Juneau, Alaska, branching off the principle channel of Stephens Passage.

Nevertheless, Endicott Arm is a safer and extra dependable choice for Alaska cruises as a result of it isn’t as slender as Tracy Arm, and it additionally doesn’t face the identical harmful ice circumstances and landslide danger.

“Now we have made a minor adjustment to our itinerary and will likely be cruising to Endicott Arm Fjord as an alternative. Primarily, we will likely be turning proper, as an alternative of left, upon getting into the fjords,” Carnival confirmed.

The change will likely be mirrored on Carnival’s web site inside 24 hours in order that new company may have the proper itinerary when reserving their sailings.

Company will get to get pleasure from views of the gorgeous Dawes Glacier because the ships make their means down the roughly 30-mile-long fjord.

The energetic glacier is known for its deep blue ice and intense calving, which is the dramatic course of by which chunks of ice fall from the sting of the glacier.

Which Itineraries are Impacted?

Carnival will likely be deploying three ships to Alaska for the 2026 season, together with Carnival Spirit, Carnival Luminosa, and Carnival Miracle. All itineraries that included Tracy Arm have been adjusted.

This consists of all of Carnival Spirit’s embarkations from April 28 via and together with September 15. The two,134-guest ship will likely be working 7-night Inside Passage sailings from Seattle, Washington.

Equally, Carnival Luminosa’s itineraries from April 27 via September 10 have acquired the identical adjustment. On this case, the two,260-guest ship will likely be alternating between 10-night Inside Passage Alaska sailings and 4-night sailings to Mexico from San Francisco, California.

Final however not least is Carnival Miracle, which has seen this swap made for all itineraries from April 27 via and together with its September 17 voyage.

The two,134-guest vessel will primarily function 7-night Inside Passage sailings from Seattle, with longer voyages originally and finish of its season.

Hopefully, circumstances will stabilize forward of the 2027 cruise season and company will likely be given the prospect to see North Sawyer Glacier and the South Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm as soon as once more.