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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Wednesday, May 12, 2027

Typical
44th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
4
ships scheduled
~10,004
scheduled passenger capacity
~10,004
peak overlapping capacity
9 AM–4:30 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

What's in port

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 4:30 PM

    ~2,402 passengers

  • MSC Poesia

    MSC Cruises · Berth 3

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,550 passengers

  • Asuka II

    NYK Cruises

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~872 passengers

  • Anthem of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 2

    9 AM – 7 PM

    ~4,180 passengers

When they overlap

Norwegian Jade7 AM – 4:30 PM
MSC Poesia7 AM – 5 PM
Asuka II7 AM – 5 PM
Anthem of the Seas9 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 9 AM–4:30 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 10,004 passenger berths across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 44% 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. Sun, May 9Typical60th
  2. Mon, May 10Very Light8th
  3. Tue, May 11Light30th
  4. Wed, May 12Typical44th
  5. Thu, May 13Very Busy92nd
  6. Fri, May 14Busy76th
  7. Sat, May 15Very 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.