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Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, July 8, 2027

Very Busy
96th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
6
ships scheduled
~16,428
scheduled passenger capacity
~16,428
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • Norwegian Bliss

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    6 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~4,002 passengers

  • Eurodam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    6:30 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,104 passengers

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,560 passengers

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    9:30 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,660 passengers

  • Luminara

    The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection · Berth 2

    11 AM – 7 PM

    up to 452 passengers

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth AN3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passengers

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
Luminara11 AM – 7 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 16,428 passenger berths across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 96% of Ketchikan's 159 scheduled cruise days in 2027. Ketchikan gets busier than this only about 1 day in 10.

Nearby days

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

  1. Mon, Jul 5Light31st
  2. Tue, Jul 6Light35th
  3. Wed, Jul 7Typical52nd
  4. Thu, Jul 8Very Busy96th
  5. Fri, Jul 9Busy75th
  6. Sat, Jul 10Very Light18th
  7. Sun, Jul 11Busy79th

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.