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Ketchikan, Alaska

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Busy
69th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~11,616
scheduled cruise load
~11,616
peak overlapping load
10 AM–3 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

  • MSC Poesia

    MSC Cruises · Berth 3

    7 AM – 3 PM

    ~2,550 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WE

    7 AM – 4:30 PM

    ~2,402 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Joy

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,804 passenger berths

  • Azamara Pursuit

    Azamara · Berth 4

    7:30 AM – 10 PM

    ~702 passenger berths

  • Celebrity Summit

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 2

    10 AM – 5:30 PM

    ~2,158 passenger berths

When they overlap

MSC Poesia7 AM – 3 PM
Norwegian Jade7 AM – 4:30 PM
Norwegian Joy7 AM – 5 PM
Azamara Pursuit7:30 AM – 10 PM
Celebrity Summit10 AM – 5:30 PM
Shaded window: 10 AM–3 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 11,616 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 69% 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 31Very Busy87th
  2. Mon, Jun 1Very Light16th
  3. Tue, Jun 2Light37th
  4. Wed, Jun 3Busy69th
  5. Thu, Jun 4Very Busy90th
  6. Fri, Jun 5Typical55th
  7. Sat, Jun 6Very Light20th

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.