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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Monday, August 9, 2027

Light
23rd percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
4
ships scheduled
~7,316
scheduled passenger capacity
~7,316
peak overlapping capacity
1:30–2 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~3,660 passengers

  • Coral Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 1

    10 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,000 passengers

  • Zaandam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~1,432 passengers

  • Star Seeker

    Windstar Cruises · Berth 4

    1:30 PM – 10 PM

    ~224 passengers

When they overlap

Discovery Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Coral Princess10 AM – 5 PM
Zaandam11 AM – 7 PM
Star Seeker1:30 PM – 10 PM
Shaded window: 1:30–2 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 7,316 passenger berths across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 23% 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. Fri, Aug 6Busy85th
  2. Sat, Aug 7Very Light19th
  3. Sun, Aug 8Busy71st
  4. Mon, Aug 9Light23rd
  5. Tue, Aug 10Typical55th
  6. Wed, Aug 11Very Light19th
  7. Thu, Aug 12Very Busy87th

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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.