Portland cruise crowd calendar

Portland, United States

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

Friday 16 October 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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

In port on Fri 16 Oct

Light

2,947

people in port · 1,850 guests + 1,097 crew

39% quieter than a typical day in Portland.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
3
Ships alongside
07:00 – 23:00
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How busy Portland is on Fri 16 Oct

Friday 16 October 2026 · 3 ships · 2,947 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

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 Fri 16 Oct

Most people in port 08:00 – 18:00: 2,947 people on 3 ships.

Seabourn Ovation
07:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
Silver Shadow
08:00 – 23:00 · Port of call
Viking Mars
times not published · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Portland? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Portland 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
    86
  • Tuesday
    755
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    87
  • Saturday
    0
  • 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. 1,118
    Quiet
  2. 1,136
    Quiet
  3. 4,906
    Typical
  4. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    4,906
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,906
    Typical
  2. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    4,906
    Typical
  3. 1,136
    Quiet
  4. 1,118
    Quiet

Portland port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
4
Daily average
134
people in port
Busiest day
4,906
Tue 27 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
4 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Portland

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland 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.