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Skagway, Alaska

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Light
38th percentile
of Skagway cruise days, this season
3
ships scheduled
~7,450
scheduled cruise load
~7,450
peak overlapping load
7 AM–7:30 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Zaandam

    Holland America Line · Berth BRD

    6:30 AM – 9 PM

    ~1,432 passenger berths

  • Norwegian Joy

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth ORE

    7 AM – 7:30 PM

    ~3,804 passenger berths

  • Island Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRA

    7 AM – 8:30 PM

    ~2,214 passenger berths

When they overlap

Zaandam6:30 AM – 9 PM
Norwegian Joy7 AM – 7:30 PM
Island Princess7 AM – 8:30 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–7:30 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 7,450 across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 38% 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. Wed, Jul 1Very Busy94th
  2. Thu, Jul 2Busy82nd
  3. Fri, Jul 3Light39th
  4. Sat, Jul 4Light38th
  5. Sun, Jul 5Light23rd
  6. Mon, Jul 6Typical54th
  7. Tue, Jul 7Busy70th

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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.