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Skagway, Alaska

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Very Busy
94th percentile
for Skagway cruise days
4
ships scheduled
~12,732
scheduled passenger capacity
~12,732
peak overlapping capacity
7 AM–4 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • Westerdam

    Holland America Line · Berth BRD

    5:30 AM – 9 PM

    ~1,964 passengers

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth ORE

    6 AM – 8:15 PM

    ~3,998 passengers

  • Grand Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRF

    6:30 AM – 8:30 PM

    ~2,590 passengers

  • Ovation of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth RRA

    7 AM – 4 PM

    ~4,180 passengers

When they overlap

Westerdam5:30 AM – 9 PM
Norwegian Encore6 AM – 8:15 PM
Grand Princess6:30 AM – 8:30 PM
Ovation of the Seas7 AM – 4 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–4 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 12,732 passenger berths across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 94% of Skagway's 151 scheduled cruise days in 2026. Skagway gets busier than this only about 1 day in 10.

Nearby days

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

  1. Sun, Aug 23Light30th
  2. Mon, Aug 24Very Light19th
  3. Tue, Aug 25Typical44th
  4. Wed, Aug 26Very Busy94th
  5. Thu, Aug 27Typical44th
  6. Fri, Aug 28Typical54th
  7. Sat, Aug 29Typical42nd

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.