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Sitka, Alaska

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Very Busy
90th percentile
for Sitka cruise days
4
ships scheduled
~6,900
scheduled passenger capacity
~6,900
peak overlapping capacity
8 AM–4 PM
busiest scheduled window

Near the top of this port's season. Expect company.

What's in port

  • National Geographic Sea Bird

    Lindblad Expeditions · Berth PET

    6 AM – 6 PM

    ~62 passengers

  • Eurodam

    Holland America Line · Berth STI

    7:30 AM – 4 PM

    ~2,104 passengers

  • Viking Orion

    Viking · Berth 2BR

    8 AM – 4 PM

    ~930 passengers

  • Norwegian Joy

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth STO

    8 AM – 6 PM

    ~3,804 passengers

When they overlap

National Geographic Sea Bird6 AM – 6 PM
Eurodam7:30 AM – 4 PM
Viking Orion8 AM – 4 PM
Norwegian Joy8 AM – 6 PM
Shaded window: 8 AM–4 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 6,900 passenger berths across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 90% of Sitka's 145 scheduled cruise days in 2026. Sitka gets busier than this only about 1 day in 10.

Nearby days

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

  1. Sun, Aug 16Very Busy93rd
  2. Mon, Aug 17Very Busy86th
  3. Tue, Aug 18Typical43rd
  4. Wed, Aug 19Very Busy90th
  5. Thu, Aug 20Busy69th
  6. Fri, Aug 21Very Light14th
  7. Sat, Aug 22Very Light6th

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.