Whittier cruise crowd calendar

Whittier, Alaska

How many cruise ships and people are in Whittier today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Saturday 22 May 2027 · all times local (Alaska Time)

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Whittier port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 22 May

Busy

5,006

people in port · 3,660 guests + 1,346 crew

46% busier than a typical day in Whittier.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 1
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 00:30 – 20:30

See the crowd calendar

How busy Whittier is on Sat 22 May

Saturday 22 May 2027 · 1 ship · 5,006 people · all times local (Alaska Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

Discovery Princess
Princess Cruises
00:30 – 20:30 · Turnaround
5,006 people

People are guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus crew. Turnaround ships also move about as many boarding guests through the terminals as the ones leaving.

When the port is busiest on Sat 22 May

Most people in port 00:00 – 20:00: 5,006 people on 1 ship.

Discovery Princess

00:30 – 20:30 · Turnaround

People in port

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How busy is Whittier? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Whittier day. Select a day to see its ships.

Earlier months Later months

No ships nothing scheduled
Quiet under half a typical day
Light 50–85% of typical
Typical 85–115%
Busy 115–150%
Peak over 150%

March 2027

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

April 2027

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–

May 2027

15 calls · 14 days with ships

1–2–3–42.9k 5–6–7–8–92.1k 10–11–12–13–14–154.3k 162.8k 173.4k 18–194.4k 201.3k 21–225.0k 233.0k 24–25–262.9k 27826 28–294.3k 302.8k 314.1k

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

No ships are scheduled in the next 90 days.

Monday
0
Tuesday
0
Wednesday
0
Thursday
0
Friday
0
Saturday
0
Sunday
0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Whittier port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Fri 23 Oct – Wed 20 Jan

Ship calls: 0
Daily average: 0; people in port
Days with ships: 0 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Whittier

Next 30 days · by cruise line

No ships are scheduled in the next 30 days.

Whittier crowd calendar questions

Each ship counts its guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus its crew. A ship without a published capacity is listed in the schedule but not counted.

It compares the day with a typical Whittier day with ships. Quiet is under half of that, Light 50–85%, Typical 85–115%, Busy 115–150% and Peak more than one and a half times. Each port is compared with itself, so a Busy day in a small port has far fewer people than one in a big homeport.

Most ships in Whittier are on turnaround: one cruise ends and the next one boards on the same day. Terminals, roads and parking are busiest on those days.

The calendar covers this month and the next 11 months of published itineraries. Lines add and change calls, so dates further out can still move.

Yes. Arrival and departure times move with weather and port operations. Always confirm with your cruise line and the port before you travel.