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Ketchikan, Alaska

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Light
27th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~7,376
scheduled cruise load
~7,376
peak overlapping load
noon–4:30 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • National Geographic Sea Lion

    Lindblad Expeditions · Berth 4

    6 AM – 8 PM

    ~62 passenger berths

  • Silver Whisper

    Silversea Cruises · Berth 2

    8 AM – 4:30 PM

    ~392 passenger berths

  • Brilliant Lady

    Virgin Voyages · Berth 3

    9 AM – 5 PM

    up to 2,770 passenger capacity

  • 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

National Geographic Sea Lion6 AM – 8 PM
Silver Whisper8 AM – 4:30 PM
Brilliant Lady9 AM – 5 PM
Disney Wonder10 AM – 6 PM
Norwegian Jadenoon – 7 PM
Shaded window: noon–4:30 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 7,376 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 27% 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. Wed, May 27Light34th
  2. Thu, May 28Busy84th
  3. Fri, May 29Very Busy92nd
  4. Sat, May 30Light27th
  5. Sun, May 31Very Busy87th
  6. Mon, Jun 1Very Light16th
  7. Tue, Jun 2Light37th

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.