Sudden Squall Pushes Cruise Ship Away From Dock in Alaska

Image: The Celebrity Edge in Juneau, Alaska (Photo Credit: Sarah Kuta)

by Sarah Kuta
Last updated: 7:20 PM ET, Wed June 18, 2025

A sudden wind squall caused the Celebrity Edge to break from its moorings while docked in Juneau, Alaska.

On June 16, the Celebrity Cruises’ ship was visiting the state’s capital city when a storm rolled in, with wind gusts reaching 30 to 35 miles per hour. Videos of the vessel drifting away from the dock began making the rounds on social media.

However, no one was hurt and the ship did not sustain any damage; the cruise proceeded as planned.

“Our captain maneuvered the ship back to the dock where passengers and crew boarded to resume the scheduled itinerary,” according to an emailed statement shared with USA Today.

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Sarah Kuta is a writer and editor based in Longmont, Colorado. Her work has appeared in Travel+Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, AFAR, Food&Wine, Smithsonian magazine, National Geographic, Lonely Planet, Robb Report, the Toronto Star, the Denver Post and many other publications. Sarah has a degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She can be reached at [email protected] You can follow her on social media https://www.instagram.com/kutasarah/ and https://twitter.com/SarahKuta