Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, May 28, 2027

Busy

82nd percentile

for Ketchikan cruise days

8
ships scheduled: ~16,215
scheduled passenger capacity: ~14,057
peak overlapping capacity: 11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

Island Princess
Princess Cruises · Berth 2
6 AM – 2 PM
~2,214 passengers
Noordam
Holland America Line · Berth 3
7 AM – 1 PM
~1,916 passengers
Norwegian Encore
Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW
7 AM – 1:15 PM
~3,998 passengers
Viking Venus
Viking · Berth AN3
8 AM – 2 PM
~930 passengers
Serenade of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International · Berth 4
8 AM – 5 PM
~2,143 passengers
Seven Seas Explorer
Regent Seven Seas Cruises · Berth WE
8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
~750 passengers
Nieuw Amsterdam
Holland America Line · Berth 1
11 AM – 7 PM
~2,106 passengers
Celebrity Summit
Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3
1:30 PM – 8 PM
~2,158 passengers

When they overlap

Island Princess6 AM – 2 PM

Noordam7 AM – 1 PM

Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM

Viking Venus8 AM – 2 PM

Serenade of the Seas8 AM – 5 PM

Seven Seas Explorer8:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Nieuw Amsterdam11 AM – 7 PM

Celebrity Summit1:30 PM – 8 PM

Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 14,057 passenger berths across 8 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 82% 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.

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.