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Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, July 23, 2027

Busy
85th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
6
ships scheduled
~14,535
scheduled passenger capacity
~14,535
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 1

    7 AM – 1 PM

    ~1,916 passengers

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,998 passengers

  • Serenade of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth 4

    8 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,143 passengers

  • Celebrity Summit

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth WE

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,158 passengers

  • Nieuw Amsterdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,106 passengers

When they overlap

Island Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Noordam7 AM – 1 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Serenade of the Seas8 AM – 5 PM
Celebrity Summit11 AM – 7 PM
Nieuw Amsterdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 14,535 passenger berths across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 85% 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 20Light35th
  2. Wed, Jul 21Busy81st
  3. Thu, Jul 22Very Busy97th
  4. Fri, Jul 23Busy85th
  5. Sat, Jul 24Light25th
  6. Sun, Jul 25Busy79th
  7. Mon, Jul 26Typical48th

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.