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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, August 6, 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

    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, Aug 3Light35th
  2. Wed, Aug 4Busy77th
  3. Thu, Aug 5Very Busy99th
  4. Fri, Aug 6Busy85th
  5. Sat, Aug 7Very Light19th
  6. Sun, Aug 8Busy71st
  7. Mon, Aug 9Light23rd

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.