Alotau cruise crowd calendar

Alotau, Papua New Guinea

How many cruise ships and people are in Alotau today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Friday 20 November 2026 · all times local (Papua New Guinea Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Alotau port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 20 Nov

Peak

2,792

people in port · 1,972 guests + 820 crew

247% busier than a typical day in Alotau.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 17:00
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How busy Alotau is on Fri 20 Nov

Friday 20 November 2026 · 1 ship · 2,792 people · all times local (Papua New Guinea Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • ms Noordam
    Holland America Line
    08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
    2,792 people

People are guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus crew. Turnaround ships also move about as many boarding guests through the terminals as the ones leaving.

When the port is busiest on Fri 20 Nov

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 2,792 people on 1 ship.

ms Noordam
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Alotau? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Alotau day. Select a day to see its ships.

Later months
  • No ships nothing scheduled
  • Quiet under half a typical day
  • Light 50–85% of typical
  • Typical 85–115%
  • Busy 115–150%
  • Peak over 150%

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

Fridays are the busiest and Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    28
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    215
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 364
    Quiet
  2. 2,792
    Peak

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 2,792
    Peak
  2. 364
    Quiet

Alotau port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Fri 23 Oct – Wed 20 Jan

Ship calls
2
Daily average
35
people in port
Busiest day
2,792
Fri 20 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
2 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Alotau

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Alotau crowd calendar questions

Each ship counts its guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus its crew. A ship without a published capacity is listed in the schedule but not counted.

It compares the day with a typical Alotau day with ships. Quiet is under half of that, Light 50–85%, Typical 85–115%, Busy 115–150% and Peak more than one and a half times. Each port is compared with itself, so a Busy day in a small port has far fewer people than one in a big homeport.

Most ships call at Alotau for the day: they arrive in the morning and leave in the late afternoon, so the town and its sights are busiest in between.

The calendar covers this month and the next 11 months of published itineraries. Lines add and change calls, so dates further out can still move.

Yes. Arrival and departure times move with weather and port operations. Always confirm with your cruise line and the port before you travel.