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Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, June 26, 2026

Busy
81st percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
6
ships scheduled
~17,117
scheduled cruise load
~14,265
peak overlapping load
1–1:15 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

  • Island Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~2,214 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,998 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Joy

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WE

    8 AM – 8 PM

    ~3,804 passenger berths

  • Nieuw Amsterdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,106 passenger berths

  • Serenade of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 4

    1 PM – 7:30 PM

    ~2,143 passenger berths

  • Celebrity Solstice

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    1:30 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,852 passenger berths

When they overlap

Island Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Norwegian Joy8 AM – 8 PM
Nieuw Amsterdam11 AM – 7 PM
Serenade of the Seas1 PM – 7:30 PM
Celebrity Solstice1:30 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 1–1:15 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 14,265 across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 81% 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. Tue, Jun 23Typical45th
  2. Wed, Jun 24Typical58th
  3. Thu, Jun 25Very Busy99th
  4. Fri, Jun 26Busy81st
  5. Sat, Jun 27Very Light12th
  6. Sun, Jun 28Very Busy90th
  7. Mon, Jun 29Very Light19th

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.