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Ketchikan, Alaska

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Very Light
14th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
3
ships scheduled
~5,262
scheduled passenger capacity
~5,262
peak overlapping capacity
9 AM–3 PM
busiest scheduled window

One of the quieter cruise days this port sees all season.

What's in port

  • MSC Poesia

    MSC Cruises · Berth 3

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,550 passengers

  • Luminara

    The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection · Berth 4

    8 AM – 3 PM

    up to 452 passengers

  • Carnival Luminosa

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth 2

    9 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,260 passengers

When they overlap

MSC Poesia7 AM – 5 PM
Luminara8 AM – 3 PM
Carnival Luminosa9 AM – 6 PM
Shaded window: 9 AM–3 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 5,262 passenger berths across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 14% 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, Sep 13Light35th
  2. Mon, Sep 14Typical58th
  3. Tue, Sep 15Typical45th
  4. Wed, Sep 16Very Light14th
  5. Thu, Sep 17Very Busy96th
  6. Fri, Sep 18Very Light17th
  7. Sat, Sep 19Light33rd

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.