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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, August 7, 2026

Busy
76th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
6
ships scheduled
~15,229
scheduled passenger capacity
~12,377
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

  • Island Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~2,214 passengers

  • Noordam

    Holland America Line · Berth 3

    7 AM – 1 PM

    ~1,916 passengers

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,998 passengers

  • Serenade of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 4

    9 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,143 passengers

  • Nieuw Amsterdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,106 passengers

  • Celebrity Solstice

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    1:30 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,852 passengers

When they overlap

Island Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Noordam7 AM – 1 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Serenade of the Seas9 AM – 6 PM
Nieuw Amsterdam11 AM – 7 PM
Celebrity Solstice1:30 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 12,377 passenger berths across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 76% of Ketchikan's 156 scheduled cruise days in 2026.

Nearby days

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

  1. Tue, Aug 4Busy67th
  2. Wed, Aug 5Very Light6th
  3. Thu, Aug 6Very Busy88th
  4. Fri, Aug 7Busy76th
  5. Sat, Aug 8Light33rd
  6. Sun, Aug 9Typical62nd
  7. Mon, Aug 10Busy69th

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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.