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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Busy
67th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~13,218
scheduled cruise load
~11,468
peak overlapping load
9 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

  • Star Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    6 AM – 3 PM

    ~4,300 passenger berths

  • Westerdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    6:30 AM – 3 PM

    ~1,964 passenger berths

  • Carnival Miracle

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth 1

    7 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,124 passenger berths

  • Ruby Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    9 AM – 4 PM

    ~3,080 passenger berths

  • Disney Magic

    Disney Cruise Line · Berth 1

    2 PM – 8 PM

    ~1,750 passenger berths

When they overlap

Star Princess6 AM – 3 PM
Westerdam6:30 AM – 3 PM
Carnival Miracle7 AM – 1 PM
Ruby Princess9 AM – 4 PM
Disney Magic2 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 9 AM–1 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 11,468 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 67% 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. Sat, May 23Light22nd
  2. Sun, May 24Typical49th
  3. Mon, May 25Light32nd
  4. Tue, May 26Busy67th
  5. Wed, May 27Light34th
  6. Thu, May 28Busy84th
  7. Fri, May 29Very Busy92nd

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.