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.

Thursday 27 May 2027 · all times local (Alaska Time)

In port on Thu 27 May

Quiet

826

people in port · 452 guests + 374 crew

76% quieter than a typical day in Whittier.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
06:00 – 17:00
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How busy Whittier is on Thu 27 May

Thursday 27 May 2027 · 1 ship · 826 people · all times local (Alaska Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

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 Thu 27 May

Most people in port 06:00 – 17:00: 826 people on 1 ship.

Ritz-Carlton Luminara
06:00 – 17:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

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.

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

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

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      Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

      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.