Philipsburg cruise crowd calendar

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten

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

Saturday 17 October 2026 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

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Philipsburg port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 17 Oct

No ships

0

No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Philipsburg is on Sat 17 Oct

Saturday 17 October 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Philipsburg on Sat 17 Oct.

How busy is Philipsburg? Crowd calendar

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

Tuesdays are the busiest and Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    9.8K
  • Tuesday
    19K
  • Wednesday
    15K
  • Thursday
    12K
  • Friday
    10K
  • Saturday
    4.3K
  • Sunday
    6.9K

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 14 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    189
    Quiet
  2. Sat 9 Jan
    2 ships · 2 turnarounds
    762
    Quiet
  3. Tue 15 Dec
    2 ships
    1,259
    Quiet
  4. 1,566
    Quiet
  5. Sat 16 Jan
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    1,624
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 19 Jan
    6 ships
    33,285
    Peak
  2. Tue 22 Dec
    6 ships
    32,315
    Peak
  3. Wed 9 Dec
    6 ships
    30,730
    Peak
  4. Tue 5 Jan
    6 ships
    29,726
    Peak
  5. Tue 8 Dec
    5 ships
    29,149
    Peak

Philipsburg port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
270
Daily average
10,923
people in port
Busiest day
33,285
Tue 19 Jan · 6 ships
Days with ships
83 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Philipsburg

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Philipsburg 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 Philipsburg 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 Philipsburg 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.