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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Very Busy
90th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
5
ships scheduled
~15,976
scheduled passenger capacity
~15,976
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • Norwegian Bliss

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    6 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~4,002 passengers

  • Eurodam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    6:30 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,104 passengers

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,560 passengers

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    8:30 AM – 2:30 PM

    ~3,660 passengers

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth ANR

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passengers

When they overlap

Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Royal Princess7 AM – 1:15 PM
Discovery Princess8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 15,976 passenger berths across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 90% 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.

  1. Mon, Sep 7Busy74th
  2. Tue, Sep 8Typical49th
  3. Wed, Sep 9Busy71st
  4. Thu, Sep 10Very Busy90th
  5. Fri, Sep 11Typical59th
  6. Sat, Sep 12Very Light3rd
  7. Sun, Sep 13Light35th

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.