Nassau cruise crowd calendar

Nassau, Bahamas

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

Thursday 17 December 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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

In port on Thu 17 Dec

Busy

27,370

people in port · 19,227 guests + 8,143 crew

18% busier than a typical day in Nassau.

Ships
6
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
6
Ships alongside
07:00 – 17:30
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How busy Nassau is on Thu 17 Dec

Thursday 17 December 2026 · 6 ships · 27,370 people · all times local (Eastern 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 Thu 17 Dec

Most people in port 09:00 – 16:00: 27,370 people on 6 ships.

Norwegian Joy
07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
Odyssey of the Seas
07:30 – 17:30 · Port of call
Carnival Legend
08:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
Carnival Spirit
08:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
Margaritaville Paradise
08:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
Harmony of the Seas
09:00 – 17:30 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Nassau? Crowd calendar

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

  • Monday
    21K
  • Tuesday
    27K
  • Wednesday
    25K
  • Thursday
    21K
  • Friday
    22K
  • Saturday
    28K
  • Sunday
    27K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    3,958
    Quiet
  2. Sat 26 Dec
    2 ships
    6,088
    Quiet
  3. Thu 12 Nov
    3 ships
    11,860
    Light
  4. Wed 30 Dec
    4 ships
    12,155
    Light
  5. Tue 10 Nov
    3 ships
    13,005
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 17 Jan
    6 ships
    37,567
    Peak
  2. Tue 12 Jan
    6 ships
    35,951
    Peak
  3. Wed 11 Nov
    7 ships
    35,802
    Peak
  4. Sat 12 Dec
    6 ships
    34,316
    Busy
  5. Sat 21 Nov
    6 ships
    34,034
    Busy

Nassau port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
426
Daily average
24,215
people in port
Busiest day
37,567
Sun 17 Jan · 6 ships
Days with ships
90 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Nassau

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Nassau 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 Nassau 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 Nassau 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.