Panama City cruise crowd calendar

Panama City, Panama

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

Thursday 7 January 2027 · all times local (Eastern Standard Time)

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

In port on Thu 7 Jan

Peak

5,701

people in port · 3,954 guests + 1,747 crew

312% busier than a typical day in Panama City.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
07:00 – 21:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Panama City is on Thu 7 Jan

Thursday 7 January 2027 · 3 ships · 5,701 people · all times local (Eastern Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Star Legend
    Windstar
    from Wed 6 Jan – 17:00 · Port of call
    512 people
  • Island Princess
    Princess Cruises
    07:00 – 21:00 · Port of call
    3,110 people
  • ms Zaandam
    Holland America Line
    20:00 – overnight · Port of call
    2,079 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 Thu 7 Jan

Most people in port 20:00 – 21:00: 5,189 people on 2 ships.

Star Legend
from Wed 6 Jan – 17:00 · Port of call
Island Princess
07:00 – 21:00 · Port of call
ms Zaandam
20:00 – overnight · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Panama City? Crowd calendar

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

Thursdays are the busiest and Wednesdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    495
  • Tuesday
    262
  • Wednesday
    207
  • Thursday
    1.2K
  • Friday
    1.1K
  • Saturday
    289
  • Sunday
    681

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship
    232
    Quiet
  2. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    232
    Quiet
  3. 232
    Quiet
  4. 232
    Quiet
  5. Sun 3 Jan
    1 ship
    232
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 23 Oct
    2 ships
    6,090
    Peak
  2. Thu 7 Jan
    3 ships
    5,701
    Peak
  3. 4,290
    Peak
  4. 3,780
    Peak
  5. 3,110
    Peak

Panama City port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
29
Daily average
611
people in port
Busiest day
6,090
Fri 23 Oct · 2 ships
Days with ships
34 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Panama City

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Panama City 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 Panama City 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 Panama City 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.