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Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, July 16, 2027

Busy
75th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
6
ships scheduled
~15,116
scheduled passenger capacity
~12,958
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

  • Coral Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~2,000 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

  • Ruby Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    10 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,080 passengers

  • Westerdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~1,964 passengers

  • Celebrity Summit

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    1:30 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,158 passengers

When they overlap

Coral Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Noordam7 AM – 1 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Ruby Princess10 AM – 5 PM
Westerdam11 AM – 7 PM
Celebrity Summit1:30 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 12,958 passenger berths across 6 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 13Typical48th
  2. Wed, Jul 14Typical47th
  3. Thu, Jul 15Very Busy87th
  4. Fri, Jul 16Busy75th
  5. Sat, Jul 17Light33rd
  6. Sun, Jul 18Typical58th
  7. Mon, Jul 19Light26th

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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.