Iles du Salut cruise crowd calendar

Iles du Salut, French Guiana

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

Wednesday 16 December 2026

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Iles du Salut port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 16 Dec

Busy

2,079

people in port · 1,432 guests + 647 crew

49% busier than a typical day in Iles du Salut.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 08:00 – 17:00

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How busy Iles du Salut is on Wed 16 Dec

Wednesday 16 December 2026 · 1 ship · 2,079 people

Full ship schedule and terminals

ms Volendam
Holland America Line
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
2,079 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 Wed 16 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 2,079 people on 1 ship.

ms Volendam

08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call

People in port

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How busy is Iles du Salut? Crowd calendar

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

Earlier months 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%

November 2026

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–

December 2026

2 calls · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–162.1k 17–18–19–201.4k 21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

January 2027

3 calls · 3 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–121.1k 13–14685 15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–281.1k 29–30–31–

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 Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

Monday
0
Tuesday
88
Wednesday
160
Thursday
57
Friday
0
Saturday
0
Sunday
107

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

Thu 14 Jan
1 ship
685
Quiet
Tue 12 Jan
1 ship
1,148
Light
Sun 20 Dec
1 ship
1,395
Typical
Wed 16 Dec
1 ship
2,079
Busy

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Wed 16 Dec
1 ship
2,079
Busy
Sun 20 Dec
1 ship
1,395
Typical
Tue 12 Jan
1 ship
1,148
Light
Thu 14 Jan
1 ship
685
Quiet

Iles du Salut port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 4
Daily average: 59; people in port
Busiest day: 2,079; Wed 16 Dec · 1 ships
Days with ships: 4 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Iles du Salut

Next 30 days · by cruise line

No ships are scheduled in the next 30 days.

Iles du Salut 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 Iles du Salut 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 Iles du Salut 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.