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Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Busy
84th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~14,906
scheduled cruise load
~14,906
peak overlapping load
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

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

  • Grand Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    10 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,590 passenger berths

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 3

    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
Grand Princess10 AM – 6 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 14,906 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 84% 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. Mon, Jul 6Light40th
  2. Tue, Jul 7Typical63rd
  3. Wed, Jul 8Light24th
  4. Thu, Jul 9Busy84th
  5. Fri, Jul 10Busy76th
  6. Sat, Jul 11Typical41st
  7. Sun, Jul 12Very Busy87th

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.