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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Busy
84th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
5
ships scheduled
~14,906
scheduled passenger capacity
~14,906
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

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

  • 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
Grand Princess10 AM – 6 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 14,906 passenger berths across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 84% 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. Mon, Aug 17Typical65th
  2. Tue, Aug 18Typical45th
  3. Wed, Aug 19Light22nd
  4. Thu, Aug 20Busy84th
  5. Fri, Aug 21Very Busy92nd
  6. Sat, Aug 22Light29th
  7. Sun, Aug 23Typical62nd

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.