Picton cruise crowd calendar

Picton, New Zealand

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

Tuesday 8 December 2026

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Picton port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 8 Dec

Peak

5,680

people in port · 4,180 guests + 1,500 crew

51% busier than a typical day in Picton.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 17:00
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How busy Picton is on Tue 8 Dec

Tuesday 8 December 2026 · 1 ship · 5,680 people

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 Tue 8 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 5,680 people on 1 ship.

Anthem of the Seas
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Picton? Crowd calendar

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

  • Monday
    162
  • Tuesday
    1.3K
  • Wednesday
    541
  • Thursday
    473
  • Friday
    85
  • Saturday
    1.2K
  • 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. 1,007
    Quiet
  2. 1,102
    Quiet
  3. 1,102
    Quiet
  4. Sat 9 Jan
    1 ship
    1,296
    Quiet
  5. 2,058
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 5,680
    Peak
  2. Tue 8 Dec
    1 ship
    5,680
    Peak
  3. 5,680
    Peak
  4. 4,906
    Busy
  5. 4,906
    Busy

Picton port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
14
Daily average
534
people in port
Busiest day
5,680
Sat 14 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
14 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Picton

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Picton 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 Picton 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 Picton 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.