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Ketchikan, Alaska

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Very Busy
87th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
5
ships scheduled
~15,094
scheduled passenger capacity
~15,094
peak overlapping capacity
10 AM–3 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • MSC Poesia

    MSC Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 3 PM

    ~2,550 passengers

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WE

    7 AM – 4:30 PM

    ~2,402 passengers

  • Norwegian Joy

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,804 passengers

  • Anthem of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 2

    8 AM – 5 PM

    ~4,180 passengers

  • Celebrity Summit

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    10 AM – 5:30 PM

    ~2,158 passengers

When they overlap

MSC Poesia7 AM – 3 PM
Norwegian Jade7 AM – 4:30 PM
Norwegian Joy7 AM – 5 PM
Anthem of the Seas8 AM – 5 PM
Celebrity Summit10 AM – 5:30 PM
Shaded window: 10 AM–3 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 15,094 passenger berths across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 87% 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. Sun, Aug 23Typical62nd
  2. Mon, Aug 24Typical43rd
  3. Tue, Aug 25Light37th
  4. Wed, Aug 26Very Busy87th
  5. Thu, Aug 27Very Busy94th
  6. Fri, Aug 28Busy66th
  7. Sat, Aug 29Very Light18th

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.