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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Friday, September 10, 2027

Typical
64th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
6
ships scheduled
~14,179
scheduled passenger capacity
~12,021
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

What's in port

  • Coral Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth 2

    6 AM – 2 PM

    ~2,000 passengers

  • Noordam

    Holland America Line · Berth 3

    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

    9 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,143 passengers

  • Westerdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 1

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~1,964 passengers

  • Celebrity Summit

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth 3

    1:30 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,158 passengers

When they overlap

Coral Princess6 AM – 2 PM
Noordam7 AM – 1 PM
Norwegian Encore7 AM – 1:15 PM
Serenade of the Seas9 AM – 5 PM
Westerdam11 AM – 7 PM
Celebrity Summit1:30 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 12,021 passenger berths across 6 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 64% 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, Sep 7Typical48th
  2. Wed, Sep 8Very Light15th
  3. Thu, Sep 9Very Busy94th
  4. Fri, Sep 10Typical64th
  5. Sat, Sep 11Light23rd
  6. Sun, Sep 12Light30th
  7. Mon, Sep 13Typical55th

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.