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Sitka, Alaska

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Light
40th percentile
of Sitka cruise days, this season
2
ships scheduled
~3,166
scheduled cruise load
~3,166
peak overlapping load
11:30 AM–4 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Noordam

    Holland America Line · Berth STO

    8 AM – 4 PM

    ~1,916 passenger berths

  • Riviera

    Oceania Cruises · Berth STI

    11:30 AM – 8 PM

    ~1,250 passenger berths

When they overlap

Noordam8 AM – 4 PM
Riviera11:30 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 11:30 AM–4 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 3,166 across 2 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 40% 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 18Typical60th
  2. Tue, May 19Busy78th
  3. Wed, May 20Busy81st
  4. Thu, May 21Light40th
  5. Fri, May 22No ships
  6. Sat, May 23Very Light1st
  7. Sun, May 24Typical44th

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.