Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, August 21, 2026

Very Busy

92nd percentile

for Ketchikan cruise days

7
ships scheduled: ~19,033
scheduled passenger capacity: ~16,181
peak overlapping capacity: 12:30–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

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
Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WE
8 AM – 8 PM
~3,804 passengers
Nieuw Amsterdam
Holland America Line · Berth 1
11 AM – 7 PM
~2,106 passengers
Serenade of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International · Berth 4
12:30 PM – 6:30 PM
~2,143 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

Norwegian Joy8 AM – 8 PM

Nieuw Amsterdam11 AM – 7 PM

Serenade of the Seas12:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Celebrity Solstice1:30 PM – 8 PM

Shaded window: 12:30–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 16,181 passenger berths across 7 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 92% 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.

Tue, Aug 184 shipsTypical45th
Wed, Aug 193 shipsLight22nd
Thu, Aug 205 shipsBusy84th
Fri, Aug 217 ships · your dayVery Busy92nd
Sat, Aug 224 shipsLight29th
Sun, Aug 235 shipsTypical62nd
Mon, Aug 246 shipsTypical43rd

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.