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Cruise Crowds

Skagway, Alaska

Friday, May 29, 2026

Typical
56th percentile
of Skagway cruise days, this season
4
ships scheduled
~9,866
scheduled cruise load
~9,866
peak overlapping load
7 AM–5 PM
busiest scheduled window

A pretty normal cruise day for this port.

What's in port

  • Emerald Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRF

    6:30 AM – 8 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

  • Carnival Luminosa

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth RRA

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,260 passenger berths

When they overlap

Emerald Princess6:30 AM – 8 PM
Norwegian Jade7 AM – 5 PM
Carnival Spirit7 AM – 8 PM
Carnival Luminosa7 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–5 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 9,866 across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 56% 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 26Busy70th
  2. Wed, May 27Very Busy87th
  3. Thu, May 28Busy68th
  4. Fri, May 29Typical56th
  5. Sat, May 30Very Light3rd
  6. Sun, May 31Very Light13th
  7. Mon, Jun 1Light36th

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.