Cruise Crowds
Ketchikan, Alaska
Friday, August 20, 2027
- 7
- ships scheduled
- ~15,465
- scheduled passenger capacity
- ~15,465
- peak overlapping capacity
- 11 AM–1 PM
- busiest scheduled window
Near the top of this port's season. Expect company.
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
Viking Venus
Viking · Berth AN3
10 AM – 5 PM
~930 passengers
Celebrity Summit
Celebrity Cruises · Berth WE
11 AM – 6:30 PM
~2,158 passengers
Nieuw Amsterdam
Holland America Line · Berth 3
11 AM – 7 PM
~2,106 passengers
When they overlap
How unusual is this?
Busier than 90% 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.
- Tue, Aug 175 shipsLight35th
- Wed, Aug 184 shipsBusy74th
- Thu, Aug 195 shipsVery Busy92nd
- Fri, Aug 207 ships · your dayVery Busy90th
- Sat, Aug 212 shipsVery Light4th
- Sun, Aug 225 shipsBusy71st
- Mon, Aug 234 shipsLight23rd
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.