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Cruise Crowds

Skagway, Alaska

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Typical
50th percentile
of Skagway cruise days, this season
3
ships scheduled
~9,290
scheduled cruise load
~9,290
peak overlapping load
7 AM–8 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

What's in port

  • Emerald Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth BRD

    6 AM – 8 PM

    ~3,080 passenger berths

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRA

    6:30 AM – 8:15 PM

    ~3,560 passenger berths

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth ORE

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,650 passenger berths

When they overlap

Emerald Princess6 AM – 8 PM
Royal Princess6:30 AM – 8:15 PM
Koningsdam7 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–8 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 9,290 across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 50% 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. Sat, May 9Very Light1st
  2. Sun, May 10Light36th
  3. Mon, May 11Very Light5th
  4. Tue, May 12Typical50th
  5. Wed, May 13Busy66th
  6. Thu, May 14Busy79th
  7. Fri, May 15Light35th

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

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.