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Cruise Crowds

Sitka, Alaska

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Typical
42nd percentile
of Sitka cruise days, this season
3
ships scheduled
~3,242
scheduled cruise load
~3,242
peak overlapping load
10 AM–6 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

What's in port

  • National Geographic Sea Lion

    Lindblad Expeditions · Berth PET

    6 AM – 6 PM

    ~62 passenger berths

  • National Geographic Venture

    Lindblad Expeditions · Berth PIP

    7 AM – 6 PM

    ~100 passenger berths

  • Emerald Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth STO

    10 AM – 7 PM

    ~3,080 passenger berths

When they overlap

National Geographic Sea Lion6 AM – 6 PM
National Geographic Venture7 AM – 6 PM
Emerald Princess10 AM – 7 PM
Shaded window: 10 AM–6 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 3,242 across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 42% 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. Thu, May 7Typical48th
  2. Fri, May 8Light29th
  3. Sat, May 9Typical41st
  4. Sun, May 10Typical42nd
  5. Mon, May 11Very Busy88th
  6. Tue, May 12Busy68th
  7. Wed, May 13Busy73rd

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.