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Cruise Crowds

Ketchikan, Alaska

Thursday, September 30, 2027

Busy
69th percentile
for Ketchikan cruise days
5
ships scheduled
~12,590
scheduled passenger capacity
~12,590
peak overlapping capacity
11 AM–1 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

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

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth WE

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,402 passengers

  • Zaandam

    Holland America Line · Berth 2

    8 AM – 5 PM

    ~1,432 passengers

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth 3

    11 AM – 7 PM

    ~2,650 passengers

When they overlap

Norwegian Bliss6 AM – 1:15 PM
Eurodam6:30 AM – 1 PM
Norwegian Jade7 AM – 5 PM
Zaandam8 AM – 5 PM
Koningsdam11 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 11 AM–1 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 12,590 passenger berths across 5 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 69% 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. Mon, Sep 27No ships
  2. Tue, Sep 28Light25th
  3. Wed, Sep 29No ships
  4. Thu, Sep 30Busy69th
  5. Fri, Oct 1Very Light9th
  6. Sat, Oct 2Very Light1st
  7. Sun, Oct 3No ships

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.