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Skagway, Alaska

Tuesday, August 17, 2027

Busy
73rd percentile
of Skagway cruise days, this season
4
ships scheduled
~11,898
scheduled cruise load
~11,898
peak overlapping load
7 AM–6 PM
busiest scheduled window

Busier than most of this port's cruise days.

What's in port

  • Brilliant Lady

    Virgin Voyages · Berth BRD

    5:30 AM – 9 PM

    up to 2,770 passenger capacity

  • Royal Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRF

    6 AM – 8:30 PM

    ~3,560 passenger berths

  • Celebrity Edge

    Celebrity Cruises · Berth RRA

    6:30 AM – 6 PM

    ~2,918 passenger berths

  • Koningsdam

    Holland America Line · Berth ORE

    7 AM – 8 PM

    ~2,650 passenger berths

When they overlap

Brilliant Lady5:30 AM – 9 PM
Royal Princess6 AM – 8:30 PM
Celebrity Edge6:30 AM – 6 PM
Koningsdam7 AM – 8 PM
Shaded window: 7 AM–6 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 11,898 across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 73% 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. Sat, Aug 14Very Light15th
  2. Sun, Aug 15Light24th
  3. Mon, Aug 16Typical54th
  4. Tue, Aug 17Busy73rd
  5. Wed, Aug 18Busy67th
  6. Thu, Aug 19Busy75th
  7. Fri, Aug 20Typical50th

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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.