Nukualofa cruise crowd calendar

Nukualofa, Tongatapu Island Tonga

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

Saturday 21 November 2026

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Nukualofa port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 21 Nov

Busy

4,114

people in port · 3,014 guests + 1,100 crew

47% busier than a typical day in Nukualofa.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:00
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How busy Nukualofa is on Sat 21 Nov

Saturday 21 November 2026 · 1 ship · 4,114 people

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Costa Serena
    Costa Cruises
    08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    4,114 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 Sat 21 Nov

Most people in port 08:00 – 18:00: 4,114 people on 1 ship.

Costa Serena
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Nukualofa? Crowd calendar

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

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    233
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    316
  • 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. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship
    2,792
    Typical
  2. 4,114
    Busy

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,114
    Busy
  2. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship
    2,792
    Typical

Nukualofa port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
2
Daily average
77
people in port
Busiest day
4,114
Sat 21 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
2 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Nukualofa

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Nukualofa 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 Nukualofa 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 Nukualofa 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.