Port Elizabeth cruise crowd calendar

Port Elizabeth, Gqeberha, South Africa

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

Monday 23 November 2026

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Port Elizabeth port guide and schedule

In port on Mon 23 Nov

Peak

2,803

people in port · 2,194 guests + 609 crew

116% busier than a typical day in Port Elizabeth.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:30
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How busy Port Elizabeth is on Mon 23 Nov

Monday 23 November 2026 · 1 ship · 2,803 people

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • AIDAstella
    AIDA Cruises
    08:00 – 18:30 · Port of call
    2,803 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 Mon 23 Nov

Most people in port 08:00 – 18:00: 2,803 people on 1 ship.

AIDAstella
08:00 – 18:30 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Port Elizabeth? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Port Elizabeth day. Select a day to see its ships.

Earlier monthsLater 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

Mondays are the busiest and Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    315
  • Tuesday
    272
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    87
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    67
  • Sunday
    67

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 870
    Light
  2. 870
    Light
  3. 1,040
    Light
  4. 1,295
    Typical
  5. 2,803
    Peak

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 3,534
    Peak
  2. 2,803
    Peak
  3. 1,295
    Typical
  4. 1,040
    Light
  5. 870
    Light

Port Elizabeth port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
5
Daily average
116
people in port
Busiest day
3,534
Tue 17 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
6 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Port Elizabeth

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Port Elizabeth 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 Port Elizabeth 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 Port Elizabeth 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.