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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Very Busy
96th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
6
ships scheduled
~17,049
scheduled passenger capacity
~17,049
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

  • Grand Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    10 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,590 passengers

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passengers

  • Serenade of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth WE

    11 AM – 10 PM

    ~2,143 passengers

When they overlap

Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Royal Princess7 AM – 1:15 PM
Grand Princess10 AM – 6 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Serenade of the Seas11 AM – 10 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 17,049 passenger berths across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 96% 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 14Typical58th
  2. Tue, Sep 15Typical45th
  3. Wed, Sep 16Very Light14th
  4. Thu, Sep 17Very Busy96th
  5. Fri, Sep 18Very Light17th
  6. Sat, Sep 19Light33rd
  7. Sun, Sep 20Very Light5th

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.