Great Stirrup Cay cruise crowd calendar

Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas (NCL private island)

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

Sunday 22 November 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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

In port on Sun 22 Nov

Busy

8,969

people in port · 6,116 guests + 2,853 crew

50% busier than a typical day in Great Stirrup Cay.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
07:00 – 17:00
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How busy Great Stirrup Cay is on Sun 22 Nov

Sunday 22 November 2026 · 2 ships · 8,969 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Norwegian Dawn
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
    3,372 people
  • Norwegian Joy
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
    5,597 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 22 Nov

Most people in port 07:00 – 17:00: 8,969 people on 2 ships.

Norwegian Dawn
07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
Norwegian Joy
07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Great Stirrup Cay? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    5.9K
  • Tuesday
    6.3K
  • Wednesday
    5.6K
  • Thursday
    6K
  • Friday
    1.8K
  • Saturday
    7.5K
  • Sunday
    6.5K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 3,372
    Light
  2. 3,372
    Light
  3. 3,372
    Light
  4. 3,437
    Light
  5. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    3,437
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 17 Nov
    3 ships
    14,643
    Peak
  2. Thu 10 Dec
    2 ships
    11,608
    Peak
  3. Thu 14 Jan
    2 ships
    11,596
    Peak
  4. Mon 21 Dec
    2 ships
    11,403
    Peak
  5. Tue 15 Dec
    2 ships
    11,391
    Peak

Great Stirrup Cay port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
104
Daily average
5,646
people in port
Busiest day
14,643
Tue 17 Nov · 3 ships
Days with ships
69 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Great Stirrup Cay

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Great Stirrup 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 Great Stirrup 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 Great Stirrup 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.