Isle of Portland cruise crowd calendar

Isle of Portland, United Kingdom

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

Sunday 6 December 2026 · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Isle of Portland port guide and schedule

In port on Sun 6 Dec

Quiet

364

people in port · 224 guests + 140 crew

86% quieter than a typical day in Isle of Portland.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
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How busy Isle of Portland is on Sun 6 Dec

Sunday 6 December 2026 · 1 ship · 364 people · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Le Lyrial
    Ponant Cruises
    times not published · Port of call
    364 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 6 Dec

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 364 people on 1 ship.

Le Lyrial
times not published · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Isle of Portland? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Isle of Portland 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 Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    203
  • Tuesday
    231
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    338
  • Friday
    588
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    28

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 364
    Quiet
  2. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship
    364
    Quiet
  3. 364
    Quiet
  4. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    2,637
    Typical
  5. Fri 8 Jan
    1 ship
    2,637
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship
    5,006
    Peak
  2. 3,691
    Busy
  3. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    2,637
    Typical
  4. Fri 8 Jan
    1 ship
    2,637
    Typical
  5. 2,637
    Typical

Isle of Portland port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
8
Daily average
197
people in port
Busiest day
5,006
Fri 6 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
8 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Isle of Portland

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Isle of Portland 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 Isle of Portland 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 Isle of Portland 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.