{"id":1878676,"date":"2026-04-12T08:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1878676"},"modified":"2026-04-12T08:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T05:34:18","slug":"why-cruise-passengers-are-missing-out-on-seeing-alaskas-queen-of-fjords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1878676","title":{"rendered":"Why cruise passengers are missing out on seeing Alaska\u2019s \u2018queen of fjords\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/88\/62\/1200x675_cmsv2_20f41cfa-7a38-5119-89a5-918f5a19aec5-9718862.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2885531-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2885531\" data-cid=\"9718767\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885531-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" 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class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Travel<\/p>\n<p>                          Destinations<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Why cruise passengers are missing out on seeing Alaska\u2019s \u2018queen of fjords\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/88\/62\/1536x864_cmsv2_20f41cfa-7a38-5119-89a5-918f5a19aec5-9718862.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Tracy Arm features two tidewater glaciers and wildlife, including seals and bears\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Tracy Arm features two tidewater glaciers and wildlife, including seals and bears<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Peter Mulligan, CC BY 2.0<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Peter Mulligan, CC BY 2.0\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspMichael Starling&amp;nbsp&amp;&amp;nbsp<b>AP<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1775982858\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-04-12 10:34:18 +02:00\">12\/04\/2026 &#8211; 10:34 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup-overlay u-display-none\">\n<div id=\"js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\" class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup js-c-article-partage-commentaire-popup\">\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__header u-display-flex\"><span>Share<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/icon-close.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" 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u-gap-1 u-show-for-mobile-only\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"whatsapp\" loading=\"lazy\"><span>Whatsapp<\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/social-icons\/article-redesign-whatsapp.svg\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Tracy Arm, located southeast of Juneau, is a majestic fjord that features two tidewater glaciers. This season, major cruise lines are skipping it following a massive landslide last summer.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--travel js-article-content\">\n<p>For years, sailing through Tracy Arm in southeast Alaska has been a highlight of many cruise itineraries, drawing visitors with its dramatic fjord landscapes and active glaciers that calve into icy waters. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The narrow passage, framed by rugged wilderness, has long been considered one of the region\u2019s most scenic cruising experiences. However, this season several major cruise lines are choosing to bypass the route. <\/p>\n<p>The decision follows a massive landslide last summer, when a large section of a glacier collapsed into the fjord, triggering a tsunami that sent waves surging high up the opposing mountainside. The event raised concerns about the stability of surrounding slopes, which remain potentially hazardous. <\/p>\n<p>Citing passenger safety and ongoing geological risks, cruise operators have opted to alter itineraries, reflecting a more cautious approach as conditions in the area continue to be assessed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTracy Arm is the majestic princess, you know, she is the queen of fjords,\u201d said travel agent Nate Vallier. <\/p>\n<p>The destination cruise and tour companies have chosen as an alternative \u2013 nearby Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier \u2013 is \u201cstill beautiful by any means, but it\u2019s just not the same\u201d, he said. <\/p>\n<p>Tracy Arm, southeast of Juneau, is a roughly 50-kilometre fjord that features two tidewater glaciers \u2013 the North and South Sawyer \u2013 and wildlife, including seals and bears. <\/p>\n<p>On 10 August 2025, a landslide originating high on a slope above the toe of the South Sawyer, near the head of the fjord, sent water surging more than a quarter mile (more than half a kilometre) up the mountain wall opposite the slide and out Tracy Arm. <\/p>\n<p>No ships were in the fjord, officials said, and no deaths or injuries were reported. But kayakers camped on an island near where Tracy and Endicott arms meet had much of their gear swept away by the rushing water. <\/p>\n<p>Southeast Alaska, largely encompassed by a temperate rainforest, is no stranger to landslides. And while it&#8217;s long been known the fjord network in the Tracy Arm region has been susceptible, the slope that failed had not been identified as an active hazard before last summer&#8217;s collapse, said Gabriel Wolken, manager of the state\u2019s climate and ice hazards programme. <\/p>\n<p>Scientists are working to understand not only what caused the slope to collapse but to understand what other hazards might exist in the fjord, he said. <\/p>\n<p>The area remains unstable, said Steven Sobieszczyk, a US Geological Survey spokesperson. Steep landslide areas continue to change for years after an initial slide, he said by email. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cContinued rockfall and small-scale sliding from the exposed landslide scar are expected and could impact the water, potentially causing a future localised tsunami,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5623995715050883\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/88\/62\/808x454_cmsv2_3d3f6264-5ed9-586e-93c2-2f13c32577a3-9718862.jpg\" alt=\"A cruise ships sails into Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A cruise ships sails into Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">JOE KAFKA\/AP<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Major cruise companies, including Holland America, Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean said in response to inquiries from AP that they are replacing a Tracy Arm visit with Endicott Arm. MSC Cruises, Virgin Voyages and regional tour company Allen Marine also are doing Endicott and Dawes Glacier instead. Norwegian Cruise Line said it does not have voyages sailing by Tracy Arm. <\/p>\n<p>Endicott already has been a stop for some ships previously and an alternative when conditions in Tracy Arm, such as excess ice, have been unsafe. <\/p>\n<p>Vallier, who owns the Alaska Travel Desk, said he would have liked cruise companies to give travellers more advance notice about itinerary changes. <\/p>\n<p>After leaving Seattle, the first ships of the season are due 21 April in Ketchikan and in Juneau the following week. <\/p>\n<p>Seeing a glacier \u2013 particularly a dynamic, calving glacier \u2013 is a bucket-list item for many tourists, and that&#8217;s what has made Tracy Arm so popular, he said. While the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau is a major attraction for the capital city and cruise port, many visitors view it from across a large lake, and it has diminished or entirely retreated from view from some hiking overlooks. <\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Lebeda of Wichita, Kansas, was excited when she booked tickets for a Tracy Arm excursion for her family last year. Lebeda, who researches areas she visits, said she was sold on the scenery. <\/p>\n<p>But the night before the stop, they were told that due to ice in Tracy Arm, they would go up Endicott instead. Her family and others who&#8217;d booked the excursion got off the ship and onto a smaller boat with glass windows, abundant seating and snacks. They saw seals on ice floes, waterfalls and \u201ca wall of ice\u201d calve from Dawes Glacier, she said. <\/p>\n<p>She called it \u201can amazing thing to witness\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWas it worth it? Yes, because I don\u2019t know if I&#8217;ll ever get to do that trip again,\u201d she said. \u201cAgain, I haven\u2019t ever been to Tracy Arm so I can\u2019t really compare. But to me, was it worth it and was it exciting? 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class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Which countries are the UK\u2019s digital nomads moving to?<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">For years, sailing through Tracy Arm in southeast Alaska has been a highlight of many cruise itineraries, drawing visitors with its dramatic fjord landscapes and active glaciers that calve into icy waters.\u00a0The narrow passage, framed by rugged wilderness, has long been considered one of the region\u2019s most scenic cruising experiences. However, this season several major cruise lines are choosing to bypass the route.\u00a0The decision follows a massive landslide last summer, when a large section of a glacier collapsed into the fjord, triggering a tsunami that sent waves surging high up the opposing mountainside. The event raised concerns about the stability of surrounding slopes, which remain potentially hazardous.\u00a0Citing passenger safety and ongoing geological risks, cruise operators have opted to alter itineraries, reflecting a more cautious approach as conditions in the area continue to be assessed.\u201cTracy Arm is the majestic princess, you know, she is the queen of fjords,\u201d said travel agent Nate Vallier.\u00a0\u00a0The destination cruise and tour companies have chosen as an alternative \u2013 nearby Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier \u2013 is \u201cstill beautiful by any means, but it\u2019s just not the same\u201d, he said.\u00a0Tracy Arm, southeast of Juneau, is a roughly 50-kilometre fjord that features two tidewater glaciers \u2013 the North and South Sawyer \u2013 and wildlife, including seals and bears.\u00a0\u00a0On 10 August 2025, a landslide originating high on a slope above the toe of the South Sawyer, near the head of the fjord, sent water surging more than a quarter mile (more than half a kilometre) up the mountain wall opposite the slide and out Tracy Arm.\u00a0No ships were in the fjord, officials said, and no deaths or injuries were reported. But kayakers camped on an island near where Tracy and Endicott arms meet had much of their gear swept away by the rushing water.\u00a0Southeast Alaska, largely encompassed by a temperate rainforest, is no stranger to landslides. And while it&#8217;s long been known the fjord network in the Tracy Arm region has been susceptible, the slope that failed had not been identified as an active hazard before last summer&#8217;s collapse, said Gabriel Wolken, manager of the state\u2019s climate and ice hazards programme.\u00a0\u00a0Scientists are working to understand not only what caused the slope to collapse but to understand what other hazards might exist in the fjord, he said.\u00a0\u00a0The area remains unstable, said Steven Sobieszczyk, a US Geological Survey spokesperson. Steep landslide areas continue to change for years after an initial slide, he said by email.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cContinued rockfall and small-scale sliding from the exposed landslide scar are expected and could impact the water, potentially causing a future localised tsunami,\u201d he said.\u00a0Major cruise companies, including Holland America, Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean said in response to inquiries from AP that they are replacing a Tracy Arm visit with Endicott Arm. MSC Cruises, Virgin Voyages and regional tour company Allen Marine also are doing Endicott and Dawes Glacier instead. Norwegian Cruise Line said it does not have voyages sailing by Tracy Arm.\u00a0\u00a0Endicott already has been a stop for some ships previously and an alternative when conditions in Tracy Arm, such as excess ice, have been unsafe.\u00a0Vallier, who owns the Alaska Travel Desk, said he would have liked cruise companies to give travellers more advance notice about itinerary changes.\u00a0\u00a0After leaving Seattle, the first ships of the season are due 21 April in Ketchikan and in Juneau the following week.\u00a0Seeing a glacier \u2013 particularly a dynamic, calving glacier \u2013 is a bucket-list item for many tourists, and that&#8217;s what has made Tracy Arm so popular, he said. While the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau is a major attraction for the capital city and cruise port, many visitors view it from across a large lake, and it has diminished or entirely retreated from view from some hiking overlooks.\u00a0Kimberly Lebeda of Wichita, Kansas, was excited when she booked tickets for a Tracy Arm excursion for her family last year. Lebeda, who researches areas she visits, said she was sold on the scenery.\u00a0\u00a0But the night before the stop, they were told that due to ice in Tracy Arm, they would go up Endicott instead. Her family and others who&#8217;d booked the excursion got off the ship and onto a smaller boat with glass windows, abundant seating and snacks. They saw seals on ice floes, waterfalls and \u201ca wall of ice\u201d calve from Dawes Glacier, she said.\u00a0She called it \u201can amazing thing to witness\u201d.\u00a0\u201cWas it worth it? Yes, because I don\u2019t know if I&#8217;ll ever get to do that trip again,\u201d she said. \u201cAgain, I haven\u2019t ever been to Tracy Arm so I can\u2019t really compare. But to me, was it worth it and was it exciting? 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