Alaska Cruise Statistics 2026: Juneau Passengers, Caps and Season Length
Updated November 4, 2026
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How many cruise passengers visit Juneau each year?
About 1.7 million a year recently: 1.732 million in 2024 and 1,712,600 in 2025 (Juneau Empire), with about 1.69 million expected for 2026 (KTOO).
What are Juneau's cruise passenger limits?
16,000 scheduled lower-berth passengers a day Sunday through Friday and 12,000 on Saturdays, under a voluntary agreement between the City and Borough of Juneau and the cruise industry that began in 2026 (Juneau Empire). A five-large-ship-per-day limit took effect in 2024. Peak days had reached about 21,000 passengers before the caps.
All Alaska cruise statistics on this page
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Juneau cruise passengers 2024 | 1,732,000 | Juneau Empire, Oct 8 2026 |
| Juneau cruise passengers 2025 | 1,712,600 | Juneau Empire, Oct 8 2026 |
| Juneau expected cruise passengers 2026 (pre-season) | 1,690,000 | KTOO, Apr 27 2026 |
| Juneau season length 2025 (days, Apr 14 to Oct 14) | 184 | Juneau Empire |
| Juneau season length 2026 (days, Apr 27 to Oct 6) | 163 | Juneau Empire |
| Juneau daily passenger cap Sun-Fri (from 2026) | 16,000 | KTOO / Juneau Empire |
| Juneau daily passenger cap Saturday (from 2026) | 12,000 | KTOO / Juneau Empire |
| Juneau peak day before caps (approx.) | 21,000 | KTOO |
| Large ships per day limit in Juneau (from 2024) | 5 | Juneau Empire, Jun 2 2024 |
Free to cite with a link to this page. We update the figures when Juneau publishes final 2026 counts.
What do these numbers mean for your cruise?
Ports should feel less crowded on peak days, but popular Juneau excursions still sell out. Plan with our Alaska cruises 2027 guide and Alaska cruise ports guide. Glacier Bay entries are limited separately by the National Park Service.
How we compiled these statistics
Every number comes from the cited local news reports of City and Borough of Juneau figures; we did not estimate any of them. Season length counts the days between the first and last cruise calls as reported.
Sources
- Juneau Empire: 2026 season ends
- KTOO: first year of daily passenger limits
- Juneau Empire: passenger limit agreement (2024)
- NPS: Glacier Bay cruise ship travel
Frequently asked questions
How many cruise passengers visited Juneau in 2025?
1,712,600, about 1% fewer than the 1.732 million in 2024, per the Juneau Empire.
What is the Juneau cruise passenger cap?
16,000 scheduled passengers a day Sunday through Friday and 12,000 on Saturdays, starting in 2026.
How long is the Alaska cruise season in Juneau?
The 2026 season ran 163 days, April 27 to October 6, down from 184 days in 2025.
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