Ketchikan, Alaska

Serenade of the Seas is scheduled in Ketchikan 13:00-19:30 on Sep 25, 2026 (Sep 20 Vancouver round-trip).

As of 2026-09-25 Source: iCruise — Serenade of the Seas Sep 20 2026 Itinerary →

Creek Street, a boardwalk on pilings over Ketchikan Creek, served as the town's red-light district until 1954 and is now lined with shops and galleries.

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Ketchikan has the world's largest collection of standing totem poles, displayed throughout the community.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Alaska DOT&PF Alaska Marine Highway System — Ketchikan →

Coho (silver) salmon enter Alaska spawning streams from July to November, keeping Ketchikan-area salmon runs going strong through September.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Alaska Department of Fish and Game — Coho Salmon Species Profile →

Ketchikan is called Alaska's First City — its spot at the southern tip of the Inside Passage makes it the first Alaska community northbound ships reach.

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Totem Bight's poles date to a 1938 program that hired Native carvers to restore or replicate abandoned totems; the park joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Alaska DNR State Parks — Totem Bight State Historical Park →

Totem Bight State Historical Park, 10 miles north of Ketchikan, centers on a recreated clan house that could have housed 30 to 50 people of one lineage.

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Saxman Native Village near Ketchikan displays 24 totem poles moved from abandoned villages around the Inside Passage during the 1930s.

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Misty Fjords National Monument, 22 miles east of Ketchikan, was proclaimed in 1978 and covers 2,142,243 acres of the Tongass National Forest.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: US Forest Service — Misty Fjords National Monument →

Ketchikan's average annual rainfall is 162 inches and has been known to top 200 inches — pack rain gear in any month.

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Ketchikan is known as the Salmon Capital of the World — all five species of Pacific salmon run in its surrounding waters.

As of 2026-07-31 Source: Alaska DOT&PF Alaska Marine Highway System — Ketchikan →

Key attractions are wildlife, totem poles, and rainforest

Source: Royal Caribbean Shore Excursions Guide & Pricing Intelligence — Perplexity Deep Research (March 2026)