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Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, June 24, 2027

Very Busy
92nd percentile
of Ketchikan cruise days, this season
5
ships scheduled
~15,976
scheduled cruise load
~15,976
peak overlapping load
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Near the top of what this port's schedule holds. Expect company.

What's in port

  • Norwegian Bliss

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    6 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~4,002 passenger berths

  • Eurodam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    6:30 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,104 passenger berths

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,560 passenger berths

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    9:30 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,660 passenger berths

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth ANR

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passenger berths

When they overlap

Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Royal Princess7 AM – 1:15 PM
Discovery Princess9:30 AM – 5 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 15,976 across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 92% of Ketchikan cruise days this season. Ketchikan gets busier than this only about 1 day in 10.

That comparison is 159 scheduled cruise days, Apr 25 – Oct 14, 2027.

Nearby days

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

  1. Mon, Jun 21Light31st
  2. Tue, Jun 22Busy70th
  3. Wed, Jun 23Typical43rd
  4. Thu, Jun 24Very Busy92nd
  5. Fri, Jun 25Typical53rd
  6. Sat, Jun 26Light39th
  7. Sun, Jun 27Busy71st

Leave the date empty to see the port's whole crowd calendar.

Schedule source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska (regional cruise agency). 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.