Ko Samui cruise crowd calendar

Ko Samui, Thailand

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

Thursday 3 December 2026

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Ko Samui port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 3 Dec

Quiet

826

people in port · 452 guests + 374 crew

70% quieter than a typical day in Ko Samui.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
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How busy Ko Samui is on Thu 3 Dec

Thursday 3 December 2026 · 1 ship · 826 people

Full ship schedule and terminals

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 Thu 3 Dec

Most people in port 00:00 – 18:00: 826 people on 1 ship.

Ritz-Carlton Luminara
from Wed 2 Dec – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Ko Samui? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Ko Samui 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 Thursdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    1K
  • Tuesday
    411
  • Wednesday
    919
  • Thursday
    227
  • Friday
    1.9K
  • Saturday
    570
  • Sunday
    1.2K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 334
    Quiet
  2. 334
    Quiet
  3. 826
    Quiet
  4. 826
    Quiet
  5. Wed 2 Dec
    1 ship
    826
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 15 Jan
    2 ships
    7,291
    Peak
  2. Sun 8 Nov
    1 ship
    4,906
    Peak
  3. Mon 23 Nov
    2 ships
    4,451
    Peak
  4. Mon 21 Dec
    2 ships
    4,265
    Peak
  5. Fri 25 Dec
    2 ships
    4,265
    Peak

Ko Samui port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
33
Daily average
906
people in port
Busiest day
7,291
Fri 15 Jan · 2 ships
Days with ships
32 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Ko Samui

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Ko Samui 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 Ko Samui 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 Ko Samui 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.