Dunedin (Port Chalmers) cruise crowd calendar

Dunedin (Port Chalmers), New Zealand

How many cruise ships and people are in Dunedin (Port Chalmers) today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Sunday 8 November 2026 · all times local (New Zealand Time)

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Dunedin (Port Chalmers) port guide and schedule

In port on Sun 8 Nov

Busy

3,760

people in port · 2,610 guests + 1,150 crew

29% busier than a typical day in Dunedin (Port Chalmers).

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
07:00 – 17:00
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How busy Dunedin (Port Chalmers) is on Sun 8 Nov

Sunday 8 November 2026 · 1 ship · 3,760 people · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Grand Princess
    Princess Cruises
    07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
    3,760 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 Sun 8 Nov

Most people in port 07:00 – 17:00: 3,760 people on 1 ship.

Grand Princess
07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Dunedin (Port Chalmers)? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Dunedin (Port Chalmers) 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

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

  • Monday
    2K
  • Tuesday
    488
  • Wednesday
    401
  • Thursday
    609
  • Friday
    1K
  • Saturday
    1.1K
  • Sunday
    615

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Fri 8 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    204
    Quiet
  2. 1,007
    Quiet
  3. 1,102
    Quiet
  4. 1,102
    Quiet
  5. 1,102
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 5,680
    Peak
  2. Sat 2 Jan
    1 ship
    5,680
    Peak
  3. 4,906
    Peak
  4. 4,906
    Peak
  5. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship
    4,238
    Busy

Dunedin (Port Chalmers) port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
30
Daily average
882
people in port
Busiest day
5,680
Mon 16 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
27 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Dunedin (Port Chalmers)

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Dunedin (Port Chalmers) 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 Dunedin (Port Chalmers) 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 Dunedin (Port Chalmers) 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.