With a year round population in Ketchikan, Alaska of under 7,000 residents and two large cruise ships can literally more than double the population.
The featured image below is a Royal Caribbean ship standing several stories above the Ketchikan’s tallest building and above is a Princess ship dwarfing the Ketchikan waterfront.
Ketchikan’s population swells considerably during the summer months, which is the peak fishing and tourist season due to favorable weather conditions. An influx of cruise ship passengers, seasonal workers and fishing boat crews swell the city’s economy. An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 seasonal workers or transients are present in Ketchikan annually during this peak period.
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