Ketchikan Cruise Port Schedule
Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Ketchikan gets before you commit to a port day.
Ketchikan Cruise Port Traffic — Today
Ketchikan cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily
This is a live Ketchikan cruise port schedule for Ketchikan, Alaska — a real-time Ketchikan cruise terminal schedule. Pick any date to see which ships are docked, when each one arrives and sails, how many passengers and crew are aboard, and how the day's total compares with a typical day at the port.
Cruisers use it to pick quieter days to be in port. Anyone working around the port can see how many passengers and crew are due in before the day starts.
Everything below runs off the same schedule feed: a three-month heat map, traffic highlights, a 90-day chart, and a full roster of the cruise lines and ships calling at Ketchikan this season.
Ketchikan cruise port schedule, September–November 2026
Green days are quiet, pink days are packed. Hover for the day's numbers, click to load its ship list.
Ketchikan cruise port traffic, by the numbers
What the Ketchikan schedule actually tells you
Ketchikan cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Thursday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 5,063 passengers and crew. Sunday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 1,066.
The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Thursday, September 17, when 6 ships bring roughly 24,025 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.
Across the schedule, Ketchikan is on track for about 1.0 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 2,617 people a day.
Use the heat map above to find a green day if you want a quieter port, or a pink day if you want the biggest ships in port at the same time.
Ketchikan, Alaska is located on the southernmost tip of the Alaskan panhandle, on the shores of Revillagigedo Island. It is the fifth-largest city in Alaska and is the gateway to the Inside Passage, a popular cruise route that takes travelers through the scenic coastal waters of Southeast Alaska. The Ketchikan cruise port is located in the heart of downtown, just a few blocks from the waterfront. It is easily accessible by car, bus, or ferry, and is within walking distance of many of the city's attractions.
Full Ketchikan port guide →Cruise lines and ships in the Ketchikan schedule
Daily Ketchikan cruise port traffic chart
Scheduled passengers and crew, day by day. Hover a bar for that day's totals, click to open it up top.
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