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Cruise Crowds

Skagway, Alaska

Friday, May 8, 2026

Light
39th percentile
of Skagway cruise days, this season
3
ships scheduled
~7,606
scheduled cruise load
~7,606
peak overlapping load
7 AM–5 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Ruby Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRA

    6 AM – 5:15 PM

    ~3,080 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth ORE

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,402 passenger berths

  • Carnival Spirit

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth BRD

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,124 passenger berths

When they overlap

Ruby Princess6 AM – 5:15 PM
Norwegian Jade7 AM – 5 PM
Carnival Spirit7 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–5 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 7,606 across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 39% of Skagway cruise days this season.

That comparison is 151 scheduled cruise days, Apr 30 – Oct 7, 2026.

Nearby days

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

  1. Tue, May 5Light21st
  2. Wed, May 6Very Light9th
  3. Thu, May 7Very Light13th
  4. Fri, May 8Light39th
  5. Sat, May 9Very Light1st
  6. Sun, May 10Light36th
  7. Mon, May 11Very Light5th

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Schedule source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska (regional cruise agency). Schedule coverage Apr 30, 2026 – Oct 6, 2027, last checked Aug 10, 2026, source revised Jul 7, 2026. Ship capacities are curated separately from public references. How we calculate this.