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Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Busy
83rd percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~14,280
scheduled cruise load
~14,280
peak overlapping load
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

  • Norwegian Bliss

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    6 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~4,002 passenger berths

  • Eurodam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    6:30 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,104 passenger berths

  • Westerdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    8 AM – 6 PM

    ~1,964 passenger berths

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    9 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,560 passenger berths

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth AN3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passenger berths

When they overlap

Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Westerdam8 AM – 6 PM
Royal Princess9 AM – 5 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 14,280 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 83% of Ketchikan cruise days this season.

That comparison is 156 scheduled cruise days, Apr 21 – Oct 9, 2026.

Nearby days

Useful if your plans can move. If you are arriving by cruise ship, we assume they can't.

  1. Mon, May 4Very Light8th
  2. Tue, May 5Very Light9th
  3. Wed, May 6Light28th
  4. Thu, May 7Busy83rd
  5. Fri, May 8Very Light19th
  6. Sat, May 9Very Light0th
  7. Sun, May 10Very Light8th

Leave the date empty to see the port's whole crowd calendar.

Schedule source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska (regional cruise agency). Schedule coverage Apr 21, 2026 – Oct 14, 2027, last checked Aug 10, 2026, source revised Jul 7, 2026. Ship capacities are curated separately from public references. How we calculate this.