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Cruise Crowds

Skagway, Alaska

Friday, August 6, 2027

Light
35th percentile
of Skagway cruise days, this season
3
ships scheduled
~7,606
scheduled cruise load
~7,606
peak overlapping load
7 AM–8 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Norwegian Jade

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth ORE

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,402 passenger berths

  • Carnival Legend

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth BRD

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,124 passenger berths

  • Emerald Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRA

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~3,080 passenger berths

When they overlap

Norwegian Jade7 AM – 8 PM
Carnival Legend7 AM – 8 PM
Emerald Princess7 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–8 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 7,606 across 3 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 35% of Skagway cruise days this season.

That comparison is 153 scheduled cruise days, Apr 23 – Oct 6, 2027.

Nearby days

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

  1. Tue, Aug 3Busy80th
  2. Wed, Aug 4Busy67th
  3. Thu, Aug 5Busy75th
  4. Fri, Aug 6Light35th
  5. Sat, Aug 7Very Light14th
  6. Sun, Aug 8Light28th
  7. Mon, Aug 9Light39th

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.