KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA Port Reviews

Wished there was much more time to enjoy this port

Least favorite port. We had to dock on the other side of town while the bigger ships got to dock in the middle of town. The dock is in an industrial area. We were only there a few hours and had to wait for a shuttle bus to take us to town. We weren’t there long enough to do any excursions.

Fun time visiting CREEK STREET. Nice walk with lots of history.

Did some of the best shopping here, although it was too far to walk for the mom and pop shops and the historical section of Ketchikan.

Went to the lumberjack show and loved it.

not enough time here. also ward cove is just a warehouse. norwegian sucks for docking here and forcing you into a shuttle into town.

Best port stop since we didn't hit Skagway. Did a zipline adventure experience and got to see some bear wildlife as a bonus.

We only had about 4 hours in port and it takes 30 minutes each way into the town so that ate up a lot. Would have loved to spend more time here

Very short port time and not enough to do much. Booked the Lumberjack Show and Crab Feast. While we love crab, generally this, too, was a bust! We expected the Crab Feast to follow the Show but we’re taken back when we went to the Feast at 8:00 a.m., right after breakfast. The following Show was good but then had to hustle back to the ship. Overall, a poor port call.

I have to say I don't rate the port poorly, just the amount of time there. The people here are SOOOO nice. There is a ton to do. However, we had exactly 2.5 hours in town!!! We docked at 7am(by the time everyone on the boat got to board a shuttle it was 8:30 for us), had to take a 30 min shuttle to town, then be back to the shuttle back to the boat by 11 am for another 30 minute ride back. We left port by 12:30. This port deserves a full day visit! The shops, the hiking, the fishing, the history, SO MUCH TO SEE not nearly enough time. We had booked an excursion, but had to eat the cost when we realized we did not have enough time in port to do it and see the town. We had to choose between the 2.