Skip to content
WanderNerd
Check a flight

Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, September 2, 2027

Very Busy
97th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
6
ships scheduled
~17,892
scheduled passenger capacity
~17,892
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Near the top of this port's season. Expect company.

What's in port

  • Norwegian Bliss

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WW

    6 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~4,002 passengers

  • Eurodam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    6:30 AM – 1 PM

    ~2,104 passengers

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 4

    7 AM – 1:15 PM

    ~3,560 passengers

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 3

    9 AM – 4:15 PM

    ~3,660 passengers

  • Noordam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~1,916 passengers

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth AN3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passengers

When they overlap

Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Royal Princess7 AM – 1:15 PM
Discovery Princess9 AM – 4:15 PM
Noordam11 AM – 7 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 17,892 passenger berths across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 97% 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.

  1. Mon, Aug 30Light38th
  2. Tue, Aug 31Light35th
  3. Wed, Sep 1Light33rd
  4. Thu, Sep 2Very Busy97th
  5. Fri, Sep 3Busy78th
  6. Sat, Sep 4Typical51st
  7. Sun, Sep 5Typical45th

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.