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Ketchikan, Alaska

Monday, July 6, 2026

Light
40th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~9,622
scheduled cruise load
~9,398
peak overlapping load
11:30 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 – 7 PM

    ~1,432 passenger berths

  • Queen Elizabeth

    Cunard Line · Berth 4

    11:30 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,092 passenger berths

  • Star Seeker

    Windstar Cruises · Berth 3

    2:30 PM – 9 PM

    ~224 passenger berths

When they overlap

Discovery Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Island Princess10 AM – 6 PM
Zaandam11 AM – 7 PM
Queen Elizabeth11:30 AM – 7 PM
Star Seeker2:30 PM – 9 PM
Shaded window: 11:30 AM–2 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 9,398 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 40% 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, Jul 3Typical59th
  2. Sat, Jul 4Light24th
  3. Sun, Jul 5Typical49th
  4. Mon, Jul 6Light40th
  5. Tue, Jul 7Typical63rd
  6. Wed, Jul 8Light24th
  7. Thu, Jul 9Busy84th

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.