Service Notices

Service Notice: 2025 Schedule

Unavailable Route Bookings:
Due to required generator upgrades to meet the emission standards for marine vessels, AMHS cross-gulf and Prince Rupert sailings are not available for booking the 2025 schedule. This will be a temporary measure while our certified ocean class vessel is in the shipyard undergoing these required upgrades.

Notification: MV Columbia delays 3-1-25 through 3-5-25

Thanks to outstanding work by AMHS's Engineering and Vessel crews, the MV Columbia's bow thruster repairs were successful. The vessel has departed Bellingham.

All sailings are delayed from Saturday, March 1st through Wednesday, March 5th, 2025.

Please consult the revised AMHS Sailing Calendar for details.

Notification: MV Lituya adding sailings on 3-5-2025 and 3-12-2025

The MV Lituya is adding sailings on Wednesday, March 5th, and Wednesday March 12th, 2025, to accommodate fans attending the Region V Basketball Tournament in Ketchikan and the Metlakatla teams traveling to the State Tournament.

Please refer to the updated AMHS Sailing Calendar for details.

Notification: MV LeConte return to service delayed. Disruption covered by MV Hubbard

The MV LeConte is currently at Ketchikan Vigor shipyard for it's scheduled annual overhaul. The vessel’s return to service has been delayed due to the discovery of additional wasted steel on the car deck and regulatory requirements for repair. It is anticipated that the MV LeConte will return to service on July 21, 2025. The MV Hubbard will remain on its winter schedule during this period.

Please consult the revised AMHS Sailing Calendar for details.

Notification: M/V Aurora schedule change on 3-20-25 and 3-21-25

The MV Aurora is cancelling its call into Valdez on Thursday, March 20th, 2025, and rescheduling it to the following day, Friday, March 21st, 2025, to accommodate 50 wrestlers from Valdez attending a tournament in Cordova.

Please consult the revised AMHS Sailing Calendar for details.

Notification: Supplemental catamaran service to be offered to the community of Sitka in April, 2025

AMHS will be providing the following supplemental catamaran service to Sitka in April to accommodate Sitka/Edgecumbe travel to High School Music Festival in Juneau.

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025
- Depart Juneau (Statter Harbor) 7:00AM - Arrive Sitka (Crescent Harbor) 1:00PM
- Depart Sitka (Crescent Harbor) 1:30PM - Arrive Juneau (Statter Harbor) 7:30PM

Sunday, April 13th, 2025
- Depart Juneau (Statter Harbor) 7:00AM - Arrive Sitka (Crescent Harbor) 1:00PM
- Depart Sitka (Crescent Harbor) 1:30PM - Arrive Juneau (Statter Harbor) 7:30PM

Please refer to the Updated AMHS Sailing Calendar which reflects this additional service.

Notification: The M/V Aurora has an updated schedule on 2-12 and 4-10-2025, and has added sailings on 2-26 and 3-5-2025.

The MV Aurora has updated it's schedule in Prince William Sound to accommodate High School Regional Events. Changes include adjustments on February 12th and April 10th, 2025, as well as added service on February 26th and March 5th, 2025. For further details, please refer to the revised AMHS Sailing Calendar.

Notification: The M/V Lituya adding sailings on 4-23-25 and 4-24-25

The MV Lituya will be adding sailings on Wednesday, April 23rd, and Thursday, April 24th, 2025, to support the Annette Island Service Unit Health Fair. Please refer to the updated AMHS Sailing Calendar for the revised schedule.

Notification: The M/V Hubbard to modify sailings for Gold Medal Basketball Tournament 2025.

The M/V Hubbard’s schedule will be modified as follows to accommodate the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, beginning Sunday, March 23rd, 2025.

- March 15th – cancelled Kake and added Tenakee
- March 22nd – cancelled Tenakee and added Kake
- March 24th – cancelled Angoon and Kake, added Hoonah and Gustavus
- March 25th – ADDITIONAL SAILINGS to Angoon and Tenakee
- March 29th – ADDITIONAL SAILINGS to Tenakee and Angoon
- March 31st – cancelled Gustavus and Hoonah, added Angoon and Kake

Please refer to the Updated AMHS Sailing Calendar for the revised schedule.

Notification: AMHS will be providing supplemental to Pelican in January through April 2025.

AMHS will be providing supplemental catamaran service to the community of Pelican on the following dates in 2025: January 17th, February 14th, March 21st, and April 22nd. The schedule on those dates will be as follows.

- Depart Juneau (Statter Harbor) 7:00AM
- Arrive Pelican (Float Plane Dock) 11:45AM
- Depart Pelican (Float Plane Dock) 1:45PM
- Arrive Juneau (Statter Harbor) 6:30PM

Please refer to the Updated AMHS Sailing Calendar which reflects this additional service.

Service Notice: Summer 2025 Schedule Available for Booking

We invite you to book your summer 2025 journey online by clicking here . If you need further assistance, our Customer Service Reservations Center is available to help you from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday, at 1-800-642-0066. If you experience longer than usual wait time, or if the call center is closed, please hang up and call your local terminal.

Notification: MV Lituya adding sailings in December 2024 through March 2025

The M/V Lityua is adding the following extra sailings to accommodate the AISD Athletic and Academic Teams traveling to and from Regional and State Events. Please refer to the AMHS Sailing Calendar for the updated schedule.

Added Sailings:

- December 4, 2024
- January 28, 2025
- February 26, 2025
- March 4, 2025
- March 11, 2025