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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Light
29th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
4
ships scheduled
~7,656
scheduled passenger capacity
~7,656
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–4 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Queen Elizabeth

    Cunard Line · Berth 4

    9 AM – 4 PM

    ~2,092 passengers

  • Brilliant Lady

    Virgin Voyages · Berth 3

    9 AM – 5 PM

    up to 2,770 passengers

  • Silver Whisper

    Silversea Cruises · Berth 2

    10 AM – 4:30 PM

    ~392 passengers

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    11 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,402 passengers

When they overlap

Queen Elizabeth9 AM – 4 PM
Brilliant Lady9 AM – 5 PM
Silver Whisper10 AM – 4:30 PM
Norwegian Jade11 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–4 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 7,656 passenger berths across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 29% 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. Wed, Aug 19Light22nd
  2. Thu, Aug 20Busy84th
  3. Fri, Aug 21Very Busy92nd
  4. Sat, Aug 22Light29th
  5. Sun, Aug 23Typical62nd
  6. Mon, Aug 24Typical43rd
  7. Tue, Aug 25Light37th

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.