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Cruise Crowds

Sitka, Alaska

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Light
38th percentile
for Sitka cruise days
3
ships scheduled
~3,048
scheduled passenger capacity
~3,048
peak overlapping capacity
9 AM–6 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

  • Viking Venus

    Viking · Berth STI

    8 AM – 6 PM

    ~930 passengers

  • Norwegian Spirit

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth STO

    9 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,018 passengers

When they overlap

National Geographic Quest7 AM – 6 PM
Viking Venus8 AM – 6 PM
Norwegian Spirit9 AM – 6 PM
Shaded window: 9 AM–6 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 3,048 passenger berths across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 38% 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 26Light22nd
  2. Thu, Aug 27Typical52nd
  3. Fri, Aug 28Very Light5th
  4. Sat, Aug 29Light38th
  5. Sun, Aug 30Typical54th
  6. Mon, Aug 31Very Busy86th
  7. Tue, Sep 1Busy80th

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.