Wrangell, Alaska
"Princess Louise" began its first trip for the new company on March 13, 1883, steaming under Capt. William McCulloch, from Victoria, to Alert Bay, Prince Rupert, Metlakatla, Port Simpson, the Skeena River, Wrangell, Alaska and way ports along the route. On May 4, 1883, the new company announced that "Princess Louise" would be put on a regular route from Victoria to Burrard Inlet and Port Moody, British Columbia.