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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Very Busy
94th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
6
ships scheduled
~16,582
scheduled cruise load
~16,582
peak overlapping load
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Near the top of what this port's schedule holds. Expect company.

What's in port

  • Norwegian Bliss

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    6 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~4,002 passenger berths

  • Eurodam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    6:30 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,104 passenger berths

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,560 passenger berths

  • Crystal Symphony

    Crystal Cruises · Berth 2

    8 AM – 5 PM

    ~606 passenger berths

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    10 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,660 passenger berths

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth AN3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passenger berths

When they overlap

Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Royal Princess7 AM – 1:15 PM
Crystal Symphony8 AM – 5 PM
Discovery Princess10 AM – 5 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 16,582 across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 94% of Ketchikan cruise days this season. Ketchikan gets busier than this only about 1 day in 10.

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.

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.