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Sitka, Alaska

Friday, July 3, 2026

Light
30th percentile
of Sitka cruise days, this season
2
ships scheduled
~2,698
scheduled cruise load
~2,698
peak overlapping load
1–6 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Crystal Symphony

    Crystal Cruises · Berth STI

    8 AM – 6 PM

    ~606 passenger berths

  • Queen Elizabeth

    Cunard Line · Berth STO

    1 PM – 8 PM

    ~2,092 passenger berths

When they overlap

Crystal Symphony8 AM – 6 PM
Queen Elizabeth1 PM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 1–6 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 2,698 across 2 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 30% 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. Tue, Jun 30Very Busy98th
  2. Wed, Jul 1Busy73rd
  3. Thu, Jul 2Typical59th
  4. Fri, Jul 3Light30th
  5. Sat, Jul 4Very Light1st
  6. Sun, Jul 5Busy68th
  7. Mon, Jul 6Very Busy97th

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.