Puerto Vallarta cruise crowd calendar

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

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

Wednesday 16 December 2026 · all times local (Central Standard Time)

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

In port on Wed 16 Dec

Typical

5,006

people in port · 3,660 guests + 1,346 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Puerto Vallarta.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
07:00 – 16:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Puerto Vallarta is on Wed 16 Dec

Wednesday 16 December 2026 · 1 ship · 5,006 people · all times local (Central Standard 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 Wed 16 Dec

Most people in port 07:00 – 16:00: 5,006 people on 1 ship.

Discovery Princess
07:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Puerto Vallarta? Crowd calendar

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

  • Monday
    638
  • Tuesday
    5.4K
  • Wednesday
    6.2K
  • Thursday
    6.6K
  • Friday
    1.4K
  • Saturday
    1.1K
  • Sunday
    1.7K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,375
    Quiet
  2. 2,079
    Quiet
  3. Sun 3 Jan
    2 ships
    2,382
    Quiet
  4. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship
    2,701
    Light
  5. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    2,701
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 24 Nov
    2 ships
    10,260
    Peak
  2. Tue 8 Dec
    2 ships
    10,260
    Peak
  3. Tue 19 Jan
    2 ships
    10,260
    Peak
  4. Thu 31 Dec
    3 ships
    9,953
    Peak
  5. Thu 19 Nov
    2 ships
    9,513
    Peak

Puerto Vallarta port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
65
Daily average
3,243
people in port
Busiest day
10,260
Tue 24 Nov · 2 ships
Days with ships
52 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Puerto Vallarta

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Puerto Vallarta 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 Puerto Vallarta 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 Puerto Vallarta 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.