Los Angeles cruise crowd calendar

Los Angeles, California

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

Friday 20 November 2026 · all times local (Pacific Time)

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

In port on Fri 20 Nov

Peak

16,137

people in port · 11,962 guests + 4,175 crew

63% busier than a typical day in Los Angeles.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
3
Most ships at once
3
Ships alongside
07:00 – 16:00
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How busy Los Angeles is on Fri 20 Nov

Friday 20 November 2026 · 3 ships · 16,137 people · all times local (Pacific Time)

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 Fri 20 Nov

Most people in port 07:00 – 15:00: 16,137 people on 3 ships.

Ovation of the Seas
07:00 – 16:00 · Turnaround
Voyager of the Seas
07:00 – 16:00 · Turnaround
Carnival Firenze
departs 15:30 · Turnaround
People in port
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How busy is Los Angeles? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Los Angeles 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

Sundays are the busiest and Wednesdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Los Angeles is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    9.1K
  • Tuesday
    1.4K
  • Wednesday
    699
  • Thursday
    4K
  • Friday
    10K
  • Saturday
    9.9K
  • Sunday
    11K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Thu 14 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,288
    Quiet
  2. Fri 1 Jan
    1 ship
    3,194
    Quiet
  3. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    4,094
    Quiet
  4. Thu 17 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    4,094
    Quiet
  5. Tue 12 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    4,094
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 20 Nov
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    16,137
    Peak
  2. Fri 27 Nov
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    16,137
    Peak
  3. Fri 4 Dec
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    16,137
    Peak
  4. Fri 11 Dec
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    16,137
    Peak
  5. Fri 18 Dec
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    16,137
    Peak

Los Angeles port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
120
Daily average
6,703
people in port
Busiest day
16,137
Fri 20 Nov · 3 ships
Days with ships
64 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Los Angeles

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 in Los Angeles are on turnaround: one cruise ends and the next one boards on the same day. Terminals, roads and parking are busiest on those days.

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.