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Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, September 4, 2026

Busy
73rd percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
5
ships scheduled
~14,974
scheduled passenger capacity
~12,122
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1:15 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

  • Island Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~2,214 passengers

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,998 passengers

  • Norwegian Joy

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WE

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,804 passengers

  • Nieuw Amsterdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,106 passengers

  • Celebrity Solstice

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    1:30 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,852 passengers

When they overlap

Island Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Norwegian Joy7 AM – 5 PM
Nieuw Amsterdam11 AM – 7 PM
Celebrity Solstice1:30 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1:15 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 12,122 passenger berths across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 73% 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, Sep 1Typical63rd
  2. Wed, Sep 2Very Light15th
  3. Thu, Sep 3Very Busy96th
  4. Fri, Sep 4Busy73rd
  5. Sat, Sep 5Very Light13th
  6. Sun, Sep 6Busy72nd
  7. Mon, Sep 7Busy74th

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.