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Sitka, Alaska

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Light
26th percentile
for Sitka cruise days
2
ships scheduled
~2,192
scheduled passenger capacity
~2,192
peak overlapping capacity
8 AM–5 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • National Geographic Quest

    Lindblad Expeditions · Berth PIP

    7 AM – 6 PM

    ~100 passengers

  • Queen Elizabeth

    Cunard Line · Berth STO

    8 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,092 passengers

When they overlap

National Geographic Quest7 AM – 6 PM
Queen Elizabeth8 AM – 5 PM
Shaded window: 8 AM–5 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 2,192 passenger berths across 2 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 26% of Sitka's 145 scheduled cruise days in 2026.

Nearby days

Useful if your plans can move. If you are arriving by cruise ship, we assume they can't.

  1. Wed, Aug 12Busy84th
  2. Thu, Aug 13Very Light19th
  3. Fri, Aug 14Very Light6th
  4. Sat, Aug 15Light26th
  5. Sun, Aug 16Very Busy93rd
  6. Mon, Aug 17Very Busy86th
  7. Tue, Aug 18Typical43rd

Leave the date empty to see the port's whole crowd calendar.

Schedule source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska. 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.