Hilo cruise crowd calendar

Hilo, United States

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

Tuesday 8 December 2026 · all times local (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)

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Hilo port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 8 Dec

Typical

3,107

people in port · 2,180 guests + 927 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Hilo.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Hilo is on Tue 8 Dec

Tuesday 8 December 2026 · 1 ship · 3,107 people · all times local (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Pride of America
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    3,107 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 Tue 8 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 18:00: 3,107 people on 1 ship.

Pride of America
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Hilo? Crowd calendar

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

Earlier monthsLater 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

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

  • Monday
    1.1K
  • Tuesday
    3.1K
  • Wednesday
    530
  • Thursday
    659
  • Friday
    1.3K
  • Saturday
    737
  • Sunday
    606

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,007
    Quiet
  2. 2,079
    Light
  3. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship
    2,916
    Typical
  4. 3,107
    Typical
  5. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    3,107
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,290
    Busy
  2. 4,290
    Busy
  3. 4,290
    Busy
  4. Fri 4 Dec
    1 ship
    4,290
    Busy
  5. 4,290
    Busy

Hilo port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
30
Daily average
1,153
people in port
Busiest day
4,290
Thu 22 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
30 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Hilo

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Hilo 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 Hilo 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 Hilo 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.