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Sitka, Alaska

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Typical
41st percentile
of Sitka cruise days, this season
2
ships scheduled
~3,180
scheduled cruise load
~3,180
peak overlapping load
8 AM–4 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

What's in port

  • National Geographic Quest

    Lindblad Expeditions · Berth PIP

    7 AM – 6 PM

    ~100 passenger berths

  • Ruby Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth STO

    8 AM – 4 PM

    ~3,080 passenger berths

When they overlap

National Geographic Quest7 AM – 6 PM
Ruby Princess8 AM – 4 PM
Shaded window: 8 AM–4 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 3,180 across 2 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 41% 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. Wed, May 6Typical50th
  2. Thu, May 7Typical48th
  3. Fri, May 8Light29th
  4. Sat, May 9Typical41st
  5. Sun, May 10Typical42nd
  6. Mon, May 11Very Busy88th
  7. Tue, May 12Busy68th

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.