Basseterre cruise crowd calendar

Basseterre, Saint Kitts

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

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Today · Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28
Basseterre port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 28 Oct

Light

6,706

people in port · 4,934 guests + 1,772 crew

16% quieter than a typical day in Basseterre.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
07:30 – 19:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Basseterre is on Wed 28 Oct

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 2 ships · 6,706 people · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

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 Wed 28 Oct

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 6,706 people on 2 ships.

Mein Schiff 2
07:30 – 19:00 · Port of call
Rhapsody of the Seas
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Basseterre? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Basseterre 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

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

  • Monday
    5.6K
  • Tuesday
    11K
  • Wednesday
    11K
  • Thursday
    7.4K
  • Friday
    8.5K
  • Saturday
    6.6K
  • Sunday
    3.4K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 502
    Quiet
  2. 1,136
    Quiet
  3. 1,284
    Quiet
  4. 1,395
    Quiet
  5. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    1,566
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 9 Dec
    5 ships
    20,036
    Peak
  2. Tue 24 Nov
    4 ships
    18,797
    Peak
  3. Sat 9 Jan
    4 ships
    17,053
    Peak
  4. Wed 23 Dec
    5 ships
    16,339
    Peak
  5. Thu 24 Dec
    4 ships
    16,140
    Peak

Basseterre port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Thu 22 Oct – Tue 19 Jan

Ship calls
221
Daily average
7,642
people in port
Busiest day
20,036
Wed 9 Dec · 5 ships
Days with ships
77 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Basseterre

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Basseterre 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 Basseterre 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 Basseterre 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.