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Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, May 8, 2026

Very Light
19th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
4
ships scheduled
~9,494
scheduled cruise load
~6,642
peak overlapping load
8 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

One of the quieter cruise days on this port's schedule.

What's in port

  • Noordam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    7 AM – 1 PM

    ~1,916 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,998 passenger berths

  • Silver Nova

    Silversea Cruises · Berth 2

    8 AM – 4 PM

    ~728 passenger berths

  • Celebrity Solstice

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    1:30 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,852 passenger berths

When they overlap

Noordam7 AM – 1 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Silver Nova8 AM – 4 PM
Celebrity Solstice1:30 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 8 AM–1 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 6,642 across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 19% 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. Tue, May 5Very Light9th
  2. Wed, May 6Light28th
  3. Thu, May 7Busy83rd
  4. Fri, May 8Very Light19th
  5. Sat, May 9Very Light0th
  6. Sun, May 10Very Light8th
  7. Mon, May 11Very Light15th

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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.