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Skagway, Alaska

Wednesday, September 22, 2027

Very Busy
99th percentile
for Skagway cruise days
4
ships scheduled
~13,944
scheduled passenger capacity
~13,944
peak overlapping capacity
8 AM–5 PM
busiest scheduled window

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

What's in port

  • Norwegian Encore

    Norwegian Cruise Line · Berth RRA

    6 AM – 8:15 PM

    ~3,998 passengers

  • Discovery Princess

    Princess Cruises · Berth RRF

    6 AM – 8:30 PM

    ~3,660 passengers

  • Nieuw Amsterdam

    Holland America Line · Berth BRD

    6:30 AM – 9 PM

    ~2,106 passengers

  • Anthem of the Seas

    Royal Caribbean International · Berth ORE

    8 AM – 5 PM

    ~4,180 passengers

When they overlap

Norwegian Encore6 AM – 8:15 PM
Discovery Princess6 AM – 8:30 PM
Nieuw Amsterdam6:30 AM – 9 PM
Anthem of the Seas8 AM – 5 PM
Shaded window: 8 AM–5 PM, when scheduled capacity peaks at 13,944 passenger berths across 4 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 99% of Skagway's 153 scheduled cruise days in 2027. 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, Sep 19Very Light4th
  2. Mon, Sep 20Typical55th
  3. Tue, Sep 21Very Light20th
  4. Wed, Sep 22Very Busy99th
  5. Thu, Sep 23Typical49th
  6. Fri, Sep 24Very Light5th
  7. Sat, Sep 25No ships

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.