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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, May 7, 2027

Very Busy
86th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
5
ships scheduled
~15,258
scheduled passenger capacity
~15,258
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • Noordam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    7 AM – 1 PM

    ~1,916 passengers

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,998 passengers

  • Star Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 4 PM

    ~4,300 passengers

  • Emerald Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    9 AM – 6 PM

    ~3,080 passengers

  • Westerdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~1,964 passengers

When they overlap

Noordam7 AM – 1 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Star Princess7 AM – 4 PM
Emerald Princess9 AM – 6 PM
Westerdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 15,258 passenger berths across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 86% of Ketchikan's 159 scheduled cruise days in 2027.

Nearby days

Useful if your plans can move. If you are arriving by cruise ship, we assume they can't.

  1. Tue, May 4Typical47th
  2. Wed, May 5Very Light5th
  3. Thu, May 6Very Busy87th
  4. Fri, May 7Very Busy86th
  5. Sat, May 8Very Light4th
  6. Sun, May 9Typical60th
  7. Mon, May 10Very Light8th

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.