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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, July 22, 2027

Very Busy
97th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
7
ships scheduled
~17,130
scheduled passenger capacity
~17,130
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

  • Luminara

    The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection · Berth 2

    8 AM – 6 PM

    up to 452 passengers

  • Azamara Pursuit

    Azamara · Berth WE

    8 AM – 9 PM

    ~702 passengers

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    9:30 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,660 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
Luminara8 AM – 6 PM
Azamara Pursuit8 AM – 9 PM
Discovery Princess9:30 AM – 5 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 17,130 passenger berths across 7 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 97% 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.

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

Schedule source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska. Schedule coverage Apr 21, 2026Oct 14, 2027, last checked Aug 10, 2026, source revised Jul 7, 2026. Ship capacities are curated separately from public references. How we calculate this.