JULIE A A Posted August 8, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 8, 2017 We did it again - booked a cruise to be in port during a public holiday. Does anyone know what will be open in Ketchikan on Labour Day (Monday 4th September 2017)? Will the main souvenir shops and tourist attractions be open? Is there a surcharge for services on public holidays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted August 8, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Tourism is major business in Ketchikan. I would expect everything to be open and functioning just like any other day during cruise season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peety3 Posted August 8, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Tourism is major business in Ketchikan. I would expect everything to be open and functioning just like any other day during cruise season. Agreed. If you're there, they'll be there. The only exception might be at the very ends of the season - we did an Alaska Sampler two years ago and were on the first ship to arrive in Ketchikan. The town was NOT ready for us; only 50% of the shops were truly ready. However, I think the next ship wasn't due in for at least two days, and it would take about a week before they had a multi-ship day, so they had time to get ready. If I remember correctly, our first cruise put us into Ketchikan on Labor Day 2010, and there were no signs to us that the town was asleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JULIE A A Posted August 8, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 9, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 9, 2017 As mentioned pretty much everything will be open except for some state or federal buildings. When you think about it, that's pretty much the way it is all around the USA. Have a wonderful time. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuervosar Posted August 9, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Everything will be open. We're American capitalist pigs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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