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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Busy
83rd percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
6
ships scheduled
~14,592
scheduled cruise load
~14,422
peak overlapping load
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

Peak overlap is based on the 5 of 6 ships with published times and a known passenger figure.

What's in port

  • American Constitution

    American Cruise Lines · Berth NTW

    arrives 6 AM, departure not published

    up to 170 passenger capacity

  • 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

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,560 passenger berths

  • Nieuw Amsterdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    8 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,106 passenger berths

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passenger berths

When they overlap

American Constitution6 AM – no published departure
Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Royal Princess7 AM – 1:15 PM
Nieuw Amsterdam8 AM – 7 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 14,422 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 11Very Light15th
  2. Tue, May 12Light36th
  3. Wed, May 13Light31st
  4. Thu, May 14Busy83rd
  5. Fri, May 15Typical49th
  6. Sat, May 16Typical42nd
  7. Sun, May 17Typical54th

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.