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Sitka, Alaska

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Typical
57th percentile
of Sitka cruise days, this season
2
ships scheduled
~4,686
scheduled cruise load
~4,686
peak overlapping load
9:30 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

  • Brilliant Lady

    Virgin Voyages · Berth STO

    9:30 AM – 6 PM

    up to 2,770 passenger capacity

When they overlap

Noordam8 AM – 4 PM
Brilliant Lady9:30 AM – 6 PM
Shaded window: 9:30 AM–4 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 4,686 across 2 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 57% 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 11Very Busy88th
  2. Tue, May 12Busy68th
  3. Wed, May 13Busy73rd
  4. Thu, May 14Typical57th
  5. Fri, May 15Typical45th
  6. Sat, May 16No ships
  7. Sun, May 17Very Light8th

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.