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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Saturday, August 14, 2027

Typical
65th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
7
ships scheduled
~12,044
scheduled passenger capacity
~12,044
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

What's in port

  • MSC Poesia

    MSC Cruises · Berth AN3

    6 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,550 passengers

  • Silver Whisper

    Silversea Cruises · Berth 2

    8 AM – 2:30 PM

    ~392 passengers

  • Brilliant Lady

    Virgin Voyages · Berth 3

    9 AM – 5 PM

    up to 2,770 passengers

  • Riviera

    Oceania Cruises · Berth WE

    9:30 AM – 5 PM

    ~1,250 passengers

  • Viking Orion

    Viking · Berth 4

    10 AM – 8 PM

    ~930 passengers

  • Disney Wonder

    Disney Cruise Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7:15 PM

    ~1,750 passengers

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    11 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,402 passengers

When they overlap

MSC Poesia6 AM – 1 PM
Silver Whisper8 AM – 2:30 PM
Brilliant Lady9 AM – 5 PM
Riviera9:30 AM – 5 PM
Viking Orion10 AM – 8 PM
Disney Wonder11 AM – 7:15 PM
Norwegian Jade11 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 12,044 passenger berths across 7 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 65% 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. Wed, Aug 11Very Light19th
  2. Thu, Aug 12Very Busy87th
  3. Fri, Aug 13Typical43rd
  4. Sat, Aug 14Typical65th
  5. Sun, Aug 15Busy84th
  6. Mon, Aug 16Light31st
  7. Tue, Aug 17Light35th

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.