Montreal cruise crowd calendar

Montreal, Canada

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

Monday 5 October 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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Montreal port guide and schedule

In port on Mon 5 Oct

No ships

0

No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Montreal is on Mon 5 Oct

Monday 5 October 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Viking Mars
    Viking Ocean
    times not published · Turnaround
    1,395 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 Mon 5 Oct

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 1,395 people on 1 ship.

Viking Mars
times not published · Turnaround
People in port
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How busy is Montreal? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    100
  • Saturday
    119
  • Sunday
    0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sat 24 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    690
    Light
  2. Sat 31 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    862
    Light
  3. Fri 30 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,296
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 30 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,296
    Typical
  2. Sat 31 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    862
    Light
  3. Sat 24 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    690
    Light

Montreal port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
3
Daily average
32
people in port
Busiest day
1,296
Fri 30 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
3 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Montreal

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Montreal 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 Montreal 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 Montreal 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.