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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, May 15, 2026

Typical
49th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
6
ships scheduled
~13,293
scheduled cruise load
~10,271
peak overlapping load
10 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

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

What's in port

  • Island Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~2,214 passenger berths

  • 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

  • Serenade of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 4

    10 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,143 passenger berths

  • Celebrity Solstice

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    1:30 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,852 passenger berths

  • American Constitution

    American Cruise Lines · Berth NTW

    departs 4 AM, arrival not published

    up to 170 passenger capacity

When they overlap

Island Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Noordam7 AM – 1 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Serenade of the Seas10 AM – 7 PM
Celebrity Solstice1:30 PM – 8 PM
American Constitutionno published arrival – 4 AM
Shaded window: 10 AM–1 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 10,271 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 49% 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.

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.