Castaway Cay cruise crowd calendar

Castaway Cay, Bahamas

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

Saturday 5 December 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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

In port on Sat 5 Dec

Typical

3,958

people in port · 2,500 guests + 1,458 crew

2% quieter than a typical day in Castaway Cay.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 16:15
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How busy Castaway Cay is on Sat 5 Dec

Saturday 5 December 2026 · 1 ship · 3,958 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Disney Fantasy
    Disney Cruise Line
    08:00 – 16:15 · Port of call
    3,958 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 Sat 5 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 16:00: 3,958 people on 1 ship.

Disney Fantasy
08:00 – 16:15 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Castaway Cay? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Castaway Cay 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 Mondays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    3.4K
  • Tuesday
    3.7K
  • Wednesday
    3.7K
  • Thursday
    3.9K
  • Friday
    4K
  • Saturday
    4K
  • Sunday
    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. 2,701
    Light
  2. 3,958
    Typical
  3. 3,958
    Typical
  4. 3,958
    Typical
  5. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship
    3,958
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,031
    Typical
  2. 4,031
    Typical
  3. 4,031
    Typical
  4. 4,031
    Typical
  5. 4,031
    Typical

Castaway Cay port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
86
Daily average
3,813
people in port
Busiest day
4,031
Fri 23 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
86 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Castaway Cay

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Castaway Cay 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 Castaway Cay 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 Castaway Cay 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.