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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Saturday, May 22, 2027

Light
28th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
4
ships scheduled
~7,852
scheduled passenger capacity
~7,852
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–4 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Brilliant Lady

    Virgin Voyages · Berth 4

    9 AM – 5 PM

    up to 2,770 passengers

  • Viking Orion

    Viking · Berth 2

    10 AM – 4 PM

    ~930 passengers

  • Disney Wonder

    Disney Cruise Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7:15 PM

    ~1,750 passengers

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    11 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,402 passengers

When they overlap

Brilliant Lady9 AM – 5 PM
Viking Orion10 AM – 4 PM
Disney Wonder11 AM – 7:15 PM
Norwegian Jade11 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–4 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 7,852 passenger berths across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 28% 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. Wed, May 19Very Light15th
  2. Thu, May 20Very Busy87th
  3. Fri, May 21Busy84th
  4. Sat, May 22Light28th
  5. Sun, May 23Busy83rd
  6. Mon, May 24Light26th
  7. Tue, May 25Busy70th

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.