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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, September 18, 2026

Very Light
17th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
3
ships scheduled
~8,956
scheduled passenger capacity
~6,104
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1:15 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,998 passengers

  • Nieuw Amsterdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,106 passengers

  • Celebrity Solstice

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    1:30 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,852 passengers

When they overlap

Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Nieuw Amsterdam11 AM – 7 PM
Celebrity Solstice1:30 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1:15 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 6,104 passenger berths across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 17% 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 15Typical45th
  2. Wed, Sep 16Very Light14th
  3. Thu, Sep 17Very Busy96th
  4. Fri, Sep 18Very Light17th
  5. Sat, Sep 19Light33rd
  6. Sun, Sep 20Very Light5th
  7. Mon, Sep 21Light30th

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.