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Cruise Crowds

Skagway, Alaska

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Very Busy
87th percentile
for Skagway cruise days
4
ships scheduled
~12,616
scheduled passenger capacity
~12,616
peak overlapping capacity
7 AM–8 PM
busiest scheduled window

Near the top of this port's season. Expect company.

What's in port

  • Nieuw Amsterdam

    Holland America Line · Berth BRD

    5:30 AM – 9 PM

    ~2,106 passengers

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRF

    6 AM – 8:30 PM

    ~3,660 passengers

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth ORE

    6:30 AM – 8:15 PM

    ~3,998 passengers

  • Celebrity Solstice

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth RRA

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,852 passengers

When they overlap

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

How unusual is this?

Busier than 87% of Skagway's 151 scheduled cruise days in 2026.

Nearby days

Useful if your plans can move. If you are arriving by cruise ship, we assume they can't.

  1. Sun, Aug 2Light23rd
  2. Mon, Aug 3Typical41st
  3. Tue, Aug 4Busy70th
  4. Wed, Aug 5Very Busy87th
  5. Thu, Aug 6Busy79th
  6. Fri, Aug 7Typical56th
  7. Sat, Aug 8Very Light15th

Leave the date empty to see the port's whole crowd calendar.

Schedule source: Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska. 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.