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Skagway, Alaska

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Very Busy
87th percentile
of Skagway cruise days, this season
4
ships scheduled
~12,616
scheduled cruise load
~12,616
peak overlapping load
7 AM–8 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • Nieuw Amsterdam

    Holland America Line · Berth BRD

    5:30 AM – 9 PM

    ~2,106 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth ORE

    6 AM – 8:15 PM

    ~3,998 passenger berths

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRF

    6:30 AM – 8:30 PM

    ~3,660 passenger berths

  • Celebrity Solstice

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth RRA

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,852 passenger berths

When they overlap

Nieuw Amsterdam5:30 AM – 9 PM
Norwegian Encore6 AM – 8:15 PM
Discovery Princess6:30 AM – 8:30 PM
Celebrity Solstice7 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–8 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 12,616 across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 87% 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. Sun, May 24Light23rd
  2. Mon, May 25Busy76th
  3. Tue, May 26Busy70th
  4. Wed, May 27Very Busy87th
  5. Thu, May 28Busy68th
  6. Fri, May 29Typical56th
  7. Sat, May 30Very Light3rd

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.