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Sitka, Alaska

Friday, September 17, 2027

Light
34th percentile
for Sitka cruise days
2
ships scheduled
~3,708
scheduled passenger capacity
~3,708
peak overlapping capacity
8 AM–5 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Greg Mortimer

    Aurora Expeditions · Berth PIP

    7 AM – 6 PM

    up to 148 passengers

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth STO

    8 AM – 5 PM

    ~3,560 passengers

When they overlap

Greg Mortimer7 AM – 6 PM
Royal Princess8 AM – 5 PM
Shaded window: 8 AM–5 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 3,708 passenger berths across 2 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 34% of Sitka's 143 scheduled cruise days in 2027.

Nearby days

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

  1. Tue, Sep 14Typical52nd
  2. Wed, Sep 15Busy80th
  3. Thu, Sep 16Light31st
  4. Fri, Sep 17Light34th
  5. Sat, Sep 18Light24th
  6. Sun, Sep 19Light36th
  7. Mon, Sep 20Very Busy97th

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.