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Ketchikan, Alaska

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Light
24th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~7,296
scheduled cruise load
~7,296
peak overlapping load
11 AM–3 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Viking Venus

    Viking · Berth 4

    8 AM – 3 PM

    ~930 passenger berths

  • Silver Moon

    Silversea Cruises · Berth 2

    8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

    ~596 passenger berths

  • Brilliant Lady

    Virgin Voyages · Berth 3

    9 AM – 5 PM

    up to 2,770 passenger capacity

  • Riviera

    Oceania Cruises · Berth WW

    10 AM – 6 PM

    ~1,250 passenger berths

  • Disney Wonder

    Disney Cruise Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~1,750 passenger berths

When they overlap

Viking Venus8 AM – 3 PM
Silver Moon8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Brilliant Lady9 AM – 5 PM
Riviera10 AM – 6 PM
Disney Wonder11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–3 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 7,296 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 24% 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, Jul 1Busy67th
  2. Thu, Jul 2Very Busy94th
  3. Fri, Jul 3Typical59th
  4. Sat, Jul 4Light24th
  5. Sun, Jul 5Typical49th
  6. Mon, Jul 6Light40th
  7. Tue, Jul 7Typical63rd

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.