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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Monday, June 22, 2026

Light
25th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
3
ships scheduled
~7,306
scheduled cruise load
~7,306
peak overlapping load
11 AM–2 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~3,660 passenger berths

  • Island Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 1

    10 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,214 passenger berths

  • Zaandam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    11 AM – 5 PM

    ~1,432 passenger berths

When they overlap

Discovery Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Island Princess10 AM – 6 PM
Zaandam11 AM – 5 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–2 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 7,306 across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 25% 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. Fri, Jun 19Typical59th
  2. Sat, Jun 20Very Light4th
  3. Sun, Jun 21Typical49th
  4. Mon, Jun 22Light25th
  5. Tue, Jun 23Typical45th
  6. Wed, Jun 24Typical58th
  7. Thu, Jun 25Very Busy99th

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.