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Ketchikan, Alaska

Monday, July 13, 2026

Light
28th percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~7,378
scheduled cruise load
~7,378
peak overlapping load
11 AM–2 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Grand Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~2,590 passenger berths

  • Crystal Symphony

    Crystal Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 7 PM

    ~606 passenger berths

  • Seven Seas Explorer

    Regent Seven Seas Cruises · Berth WW

    9 AM – 3 PM

    ~750 passenger berths

  • Coral Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 1

    10 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,000 passenger berths

  • Zaandam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~1,432 passenger berths

When they overlap

Grand Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Crystal Symphony7 AM – 7 PM
Seven Seas Explorer9 AM – 3 PM
Coral Princess10 AM – 6 PM
Zaandam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–2 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 7,378 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 28% 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 10Busy76th
  2. Sat, Jul 11Typical41st
  3. Sun, Jul 12Very Busy87th
  4. Mon, Jul 13Light28th
  5. Tue, Jul 14Busy79th
  6. Wed, Jul 15Typical61st
  7. Thu, Jul 16Very Busy97th

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.