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Cruise Crowds

Skagway, Alaska

Friday, May 15, 2026

Light
35th percentile
of Skagway cruise days, this season
3
ships scheduled
~6,786
scheduled cruise load
~6,786
peak overlapping load
7 AM–5 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth ORE

    7 AM – 5 PM

    ~2,402 passenger berths

  • Carnival Luminosa

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth RRA

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,260 passenger berths

  • Carnival Spirit

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth BRD

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,124 passenger berths

When they overlap

Norwegian Jade7 AM – 5 PM
Carnival Luminosa7 AM – 8 PM
Carnival Spirit7 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–5 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 6,786 across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 35% 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 12Typical50th
  2. Wed, May 13Busy66th
  3. Thu, May 14Busy79th
  4. Fri, May 15Light35th
  5. Sat, May 16Very Light12th
  6. Sun, May 17Very Light16th
  7. Mon, May 18Very Busy93rd

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.