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Ketchikan, Alaska

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Light
34th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
4
ships scheduled
~8,682
scheduled cruise load
~8,682
peak overlapping load
9:30 AM–5 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • MSC Poesia

    MSC Cruises · Berth 3

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,550 passenger berths

  • Anthem of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 2

    8 AM – 5 PM

    ~4,180 passenger berths

  • Azamara Pursuit

    Azamara · Berth 4

    8:30 AM – 10 PM

    ~702 passenger berths

  • Riviera

    Oceania Cruises · Berth WW

    9:30 AM – 6 PM

    ~1,250 passenger berths

When they overlap

MSC Poesia7 AM – 5 PM
Anthem of the Seas8 AM – 5 PM
Azamara Pursuit8:30 AM – 10 PM
Riviera9:30 AM – 6 PM
Shaded window: 9:30 AM–5 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 8,682 across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 34% 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. Sun, May 24Typical49th
  2. Mon, May 25Light32nd
  3. Tue, May 26Busy67th
  4. Wed, May 27Light34th
  5. Thu, May 28Busy84th
  6. Fri, May 29Very Busy92nd
  7. Sat, May 30Light27th

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.