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Cruise Crowds

Sitka, Alaska

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Typical
48th percentile
of Sitka cruise days, this season
2
ships scheduled
~4,008
scheduled cruise load
~4,008
peak overlapping load
9 AM–4 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

What's in port

  • Noordam

    Holland America Line · Berth STI

    8 AM – 4 PM

    ~1,916 passenger berths

  • Queen Elizabeth

    Cunard Line · Berth STO

    9 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,092 passenger berths

When they overlap

Noordam8 AM – 4 PM
Queen Elizabeth9 AM – 6 PM
Shaded window: 9 AM–4 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 4,008 across 2 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 48% of Sitka cruise days this season.

That comparison is 145 scheduled cruise days, Apr 26 – Sep 30, 2026.

Nearby days

Useful if your plans can move. If you are arriving by cruise ship, we assume they can't.

  1. Mon, May 4Typical46th
  2. Tue, May 5Very Light7th
  3. Wed, May 6Typical50th
  4. Thu, May 7Typical48th
  5. Fri, May 8Light29th
  6. Sat, May 9Typical41st
  7. Sun, May 10Typical42nd

Leave the date empty to see the port's whole crowd calendar.

Schedule source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska (regional cruise agency). Schedule coverage Apr 26, 2026 – Oct 11, 2027, last checked Aug 10, 2026, source revised Jul 7, 2026. Ship capacities are curated separately from public references. How we calculate this.