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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Typical
42nd percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
6
ships scheduled
~10,098
scheduled cruise load
~9,928
peak overlapping load
noon–4 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

  • Seabourn Encore

    Seabourn · Berth 2

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~604 passenger berths

  • American Constellation

    American Cruise Lines · Berth NTW

    arrives 8 AM, departure not published

    up to 170 passenger capacity

  • Queen Elizabeth

    Cunard Line · Berth 4

    9 AM – 4 PM

    ~2,092 passenger berths

  • Ruby Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    9 AM – 4:15 PM

    ~3,080 passenger berths

  • Disney Wonder

    Disney Cruise Line · Berth 1

    10 AM – 6 PM

    ~1,750 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    noon – 7 PM

    ~2,402 passenger berths

When they overlap

Seabourn Encore7 AM – 5 PM
American Constellation8 AM – no published departure
Queen Elizabeth9 AM – 4 PM
Ruby Princess9 AM – 4:15 PM
Disney Wonder10 AM – 6 PM
Norwegian Jadenoon – 7 PM
Shaded window: noon–4 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 9,928 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 42% 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.

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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.