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Ketchikan, Alaska

Sunday, July 12, 2026

Very Busy
87th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
6
ships scheduled
~15,166
scheduled cruise load
~15,166
peak overlapping load
9 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • Carnival Spirit

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth 1

    7 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,124 passenger berths

  • Seabourn Encore

    Seabourn · Berth 2

    7 AM – 3 PM

    ~604 passenger berths

  • Celebrity Edge

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    7 AM – 4 PM

    ~2,918 passenger berths

  • Ovation of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth WW

    7 AM – 6 PM

    ~4,180 passenger berths

  • Emerald Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    7:30 AM – 3:30 PM

    ~3,080 passenger berths

  • Carnival Luminosa

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth WE

    9 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,260 passenger berths

When they overlap

Carnival Spirit7 AM – 1 PM
Seabourn Encore7 AM – 3 PM
Celebrity Edge7 AM – 4 PM
Ovation of the Seas7 AM – 6 PM
Emerald Princess7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Carnival Luminosa9 AM – 6 PM
Shaded window: 9 AM–1 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 15,166 across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 87% 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. Thu, Jul 9Busy84th
  2. Fri, Jul 10Busy76th
  3. Sat, Jul 11Typical41st
  4. Sun, Jul 12Very Busy87th
  5. Mon, Jul 13Light28th
  6. Tue, Jul 14Busy79th
  7. Wed, Jul 15Typical61st

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.