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Ketchikan, Alaska

Saturday, July 11, 2026

Typical
41st percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~9,406
scheduled cruise load
~9,406
peak overlapping load
11 AM–4 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

What's in port

  • Silver Whisper

    Silversea Cruises · Berth 2

    8 AM – 4:30 PM

    ~392 passenger berths

  • Queen Elizabeth

    Cunard Line · Berth 4

    9 AM – 4 PM

    ~2,092 passenger berths

  • Brilliant Lady

    Virgin Voyages · Berth 3

    9 AM – 5 PM

    up to 2,770 passenger capacity

  • Disney Wonder

    Disney Cruise Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~1,750 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    11 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,402 passenger berths

When they overlap

Silver Whisper8 AM – 4:30 PM
Queen Elizabeth9 AM – 4 PM
Brilliant Lady9 AM – 5 PM
Disney Wonder11 AM – 7 PM
Norwegian Jade11 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–4 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 9,406 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 41% 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 8Light24th
  2. Thu, Jul 9Busy84th
  3. Fri, Jul 10Busy76th
  4. Sat, Jul 11Typical41st
  5. Sun, Jul 12Very Busy87th
  6. Mon, Jul 13Light28th
  7. Tue, Jul 14Busy79th

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.