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Skagway, Alaska

Monday, May 18, 2026

Very Busy
93rd percentile
of Skagway cruise days, this season
4
ships scheduled
~12,644
scheduled cruise load
~12,644
peak overlapping load
8 AM–4 PM
busiest scheduled window

Near the top of what this port's schedule holds. Expect company.

What's in port

  • Ruby Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRF

    6 AM – 8:15 PM

    ~3,080 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Joy

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth ORE

    6:30 AM – 4 PM

    ~3,804 passenger berths

  • Celebrity Summit

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth BRD

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,158 passenger berths

  • Voyager of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth RRA

    8 AM – 9 PM

    ~3,602 passenger berths

When they overlap

Ruby Princess6 AM – 8:15 PM
Norwegian Joy6:30 AM – 4 PM
Celebrity Summit7 AM – 8 PM
Voyager of the Seas8 AM – 9 PM
Shaded window: 8 AM–4 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 12,644 across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 93% of Skagway cruise days this season. Skagway gets busier than this only about 1 day in 10.

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. Fri, May 15Light35th
  2. Sat, May 16Very Light12th
  3. Sun, May 17Very Light16th
  4. Mon, May 18Very Busy93rd
  5. Tue, May 19Typical44th
  6. Wed, May 20Very Busy94th
  7. Thu, May 21Busy82nd

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.