Cruise Crowds
Ketchikan, Alaska
Thursday, May 21, 2026
- 7
- ships scheduled
- ~16,262
- scheduled cruise load
- ~16,262
- peak overlapping load
- 11 AM–1 PM
- busiest scheduled window
Near the top of what this port's schedule holds. Expect company.
What's in port
Norwegian Bliss
Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW
6 AM – 1:15 PM
~4,002 passenger berths
National Geographic Sea Bird
Lindblad Expeditions · Berth B3T
6 AM – 8 PM
~62 passenger berths
Eurodam
Holland America Line · Berth 1
6:30 AM – 1 PM
~2,104 passenger berths
Star Seeker
Windstar Cruises · Berth 2
7 AM – 1 PM
~224 passenger berths
Royal Princess
Princess Cruises · Berth 4
7 AM – 1:15 PM
~3,560 passenger berths
Discovery Princess
Princess Cruises · Berth 3
10 AM – 5 PM
~3,660 passenger berths
Koningsdam
Holland America Line · Berth AN3
11 AM – 7 PM
~2,650 passenger berths
When they overlap
How unusual is this?
Busier than 93% of Ketchikan cruise days this season. Ketchikan gets busier than this only about 1 day in 10.
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.
- Mon, May 184 shipsLight35th
- Tue, May 196 shipsBusy79th
- Wed, May 203 shipsLight21st
- Thu, May 217 ships · your dayVery Busy93rd
- Fri, May 227 shipsBusy78th
- Sat, May 234 shipsLight22nd
- Sun, May 244 shipsTypical49th
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.