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Cruise Crowds

Skagway, Alaska

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Light
34th percentile
for Skagway cruise days
3
ships scheduled
~6,726
scheduled passenger capacity
~6,726
peak overlapping capacity
7 AM–6 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Ruby Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRA

    6 AM – 6 PM

    ~3,080 passengers

  • Zaandam

    Holland America Line · Berth BRD

    6:30 AM – 9 PM

    ~1,432 passengers

  • Island Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth ORE

    7 AM – 8:30 PM

    ~2,214 passengers

When they overlap

Ruby Princess6 AM – 6 PM
Zaandam6:30 AM – 9 PM
Island Princess7 AM – 8:30 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–6 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 6,726 passenger berths across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 34% 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. Wed, Aug 12Very Busy94th
  2. Thu, Aug 13Busy82nd
  3. Fri, Aug 14Typical55th
  4. Sat, Aug 15Light34th
  5. Sun, Aug 16Light23rd
  6. Mon, Aug 17Busy76th
  7. Tue, Aug 18Busy70th

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.