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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Very Busy
95th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
7
ships scheduled
~19,049
scheduled passenger capacity
~16,906
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 Venus

    Viking · Berth 2

    8 AM – 3 PM

    ~930 passengers

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    8:30 AM – 3:15 PM

    ~3,660 passengers

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth AN3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passengers

  • Serenade of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 4

    2:30 PM – 10 PM

    ~2,143 passengers

When they overlap

Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Royal Princess7 AM – 1:15 PM
Viking Venus8 AM – 3 PM
Discovery Princess8:30 AM – 3:15 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Serenade of the Seas2:30 PM – 10 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 16,906 passenger berths across 7 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 95% 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.

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

Schedule source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska. Schedule coverage Apr 21, 2026Oct 14, 2027, last checked Aug 10, 2026, source revised Jul 7, 2026. Ship capacities are curated separately from public references. How we calculate this.