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Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, July 23, 2026

Very Busy
97th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
7
ships scheduled
~17,086
scheduled passenger capacity
~17,086
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Near the top of this port's season. Expect company.

What's in port

  • Norwegian Bliss

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    6 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~4,002 passengers

  • Eurodam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    6:30 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,104 passengers

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,560 passengers

  • Viking Orion

    Viking · Berth AN3

    7 AM – 3 PM

    ~930 passengers

  • Riviera

    Oceania Cruises · Berth WE

    9 AM – 5 PM

    ~1,250 passengers

  • Grand Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    10 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,590 passengers

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passengers

When they overlap

Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Royal Princess7 AM – 1:15 PM
Viking Orion7 AM – 3 PM
Riviera9 AM – 5 PM
Grand Princess10 AM – 6 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 17,086 passenger berths across 7 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 97% of Ketchikan's 156 scheduled cruise days in 2026. Ketchikan gets busier than this only about 1 day in 10.

Nearby days

Useful if your plans can move. If you are arriving by cruise ship, we assume they can't.

  1. Mon, Jul 20Light29th
  2. Tue, Jul 21Typical45th
  3. Wed, Jul 22Typical42nd
  4. Thu, Jul 23Very Busy97th
  5. Fri, Jul 24Busy81st
  6. Sat, Jul 25Typical54th
  7. Sun, Jul 26Typical65th

Leave the date empty to see the port's whole crowd calendar.

Schedule source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska. 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.