 Under her captain, James F. Luce, "Arctic", now fully fitted out, underwent her sea trials during October 18–19, 1850, in preparation for entering regular transatlantic service on October 26.That first voyage, to Liverpool, passed without incident.In the years that followed, "Arctic" established a reputation as one of the fastest of ocean liners, regularly completing the crossing in ten days and sometimes less; in February 1852 she reached Liverpool in nine days, seventeen hours, considered an exceptional time for a winter crossing.