The Pacific Princess visited Midway Atoll on Wednesday, June 1, 2005, bringing people to tour the historic sites and wildlife spectacle on Sand Island.

Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge opened to visitors in August 1996, becoming the first remote island Refuge in the Pacific to provide the general public with an opportunity to experience these unique ecosystems. Unfortunately, in 2002, regularly scheduled visitor programs were put on hold due to the departure of the cooperating entity that managed those programs. The Fish and Wildlife Service is strongly supportive of making regularly scheduled visitor opportunities available again.

While a new visitor program is under development, the Service continues to accommodate visitors who make their way to Midway. Since 2002, more than 5,000 visitors have joined us on Midway, primarily via cruise ships crossing the Pacific. Many of these visitors come to tour the Battle of Midway National Memorial's historic resources and honor the memories of those who fought in World War II. Sharing the atoll’s unsurpassed wildlife resources and its varied history with visitors is important to us, and we look forward to the day we can offer a regular visitor program on Midway.