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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, July 9, 2027

Busy
75th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
7
ships scheduled
~15,275
scheduled passenger capacity
~13,117
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

  • Crystal Serenity

    Crystal Cruises · Berth WE

    7 AM – 6 PM

    ~740 passengers

  • Serenade of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 4

    8 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,143 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
Crystal Serenity7 AM – 6 PM
Serenade of the Seas8 AM – 5 PM
Nieuw Amsterdam11 AM – 7 PM
Celebrity Summit1:30 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 13,117 passenger berths across 7 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 75% 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. Tue, Jul 6Light35th
  2. Wed, Jul 7Typical52nd
  3. Thu, Jul 8Very Busy96th
  4. Fri, Jul 9Busy75th
  5. Sat, Jul 10Very Light18th
  6. Sun, Jul 11Busy79th
  7. Mon, Jul 12Very Light20th

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.