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Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, August 28, 2026

Busy
66th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
6
ships scheduled
~14,207
scheduled passenger capacity
~11,355
peak overlapping capacity
1–1:15 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

  • Coral Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~2,000 passengers

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,998 passengers

  • Riviera

    Oceania Cruises · Berth WE

    9 AM – 5 PM

    ~1,250 passengers

  • Westerdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~1,964 passengers

  • Serenade of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 4

    1 PM – 7:30 PM

    ~2,143 passengers

  • Celebrity Solstice

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    1:30 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,852 passengers

When they overlap

Coral Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Riviera9 AM – 5 PM
Westerdam11 AM – 7 PM
Serenade of the Seas1 PM – 7:30 PM
Celebrity Solstice1:30 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 1–1:15 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 11,355 passenger berths across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 66% 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. Tue, Aug 25Light37th
  2. Wed, Aug 26Very Busy87th
  3. Thu, Aug 27Very Busy94th
  4. Fri, Aug 28Busy66th
  5. Sat, Aug 29Very Light18th
  6. Sun, Aug 30Busy75th
  7. Mon, Aug 31Light25th

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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.