Add yet another cruise line to the rising checklist of manufacturers that may supply Alaska sailings in 2026. Following transient stints crusing from New York and Los Angeles, new 2,770-passenger ship Sensible Woman — the fourth in Virgin Voyages’ fleet, set to debut in late 2025 — will supply cruises to the Final Frontier as a part of its spring and summer season 2026 schedule.
The vessel, which has been delayed since 2023, will function seven- to 12-night itineraries from Seattle and Vancouver. The ship’s first voyage, crusing round-trip from Seattle Could 21–28, 2026, is about to name on ports that embrace Ketchikan, Sitka and Prince Rupert. It’ll additionally characteristic scenic crusing by Tracy Arm Fjord.
The ship’s 12-night cruises embrace the identical ports because the seven-night ones however with Skagway, Icy Strait Level and Haines added, in addition to extra scenic crusing by Hubbard Glacier.
Excursions — often known as “Shore Issues” in Virgin lingo — embrace whale-watching, salmon fishing, glacier trekking, lumberjack reveals and dogsledding, amongst different choices.
Though passengers pays additional for shore excursions, they will not shell out extra cash for a lot else. In contrast to most mainstream cruise strains, Virgin Voyages contains primary Wi-Fi, gratuities and almost all specialty eating in its cruise fares. (Passengers pays additional for alcohol and a few specialty meals gadgets.)
Virgin Voyages will be a part of MSC Cruises in crusing to Alaska for the primary time in 2026. Different strains have additionally lately introduced information associated to the forty ninth State. That features Royal Caribbean, which is able to assign mega-ship Ovation of the Seas to do one-way cruises between Vancouver and Seward (the port for Anchorage) starting in 2026, full with pre- and post-cruise land tour choices. (Virgin is providing cruises solely; there are presently no cruisetour land extensions out there by the road.)
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As for Sensible Woman’s different itineraries, vacationers can anticipate to see the ship operating Bermuda and Canada/New England voyages from New York’s Manhattan Cruise Terminal, Caribbean cruises from Miami, and Mexico and California coastal sailings from Los Angeles in 2025 earlier than repositioning to the Pacific Northwest.
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