San Juan cruise crowd calendar

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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

Sunday 24 January 2027 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

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

In port on Sun 24 Jan

Busy

11,803

people in port · 8,355 guests + 3,448 crew

32% busier than a typical day in San Juan.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
3
Most ships at once
3
Ships alongside
06:00 – 19:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy San Juan is on Sun 24 Jan

Sunday 24 January 2027 · 3 ships · 11,803 people · all times local (Atlantic 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 Sun 24 Jan

Most people in port 07:00 – 16:00: 11,803 people on 3 ships.

Crown Princess
06:00 – 19:00 · Turnaround
Vision of the Seas
06:00 – 18:00 · Turnaround
Norwegian Prima
07:00 – 16:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is San Juan? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    2.9K
  • Tuesday
    10K
  • Wednesday
    15K
  • Thursday
    11K
  • Friday
    5.6K
  • Saturday
    10K
  • Sunday
    12K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 862
    Quiet
  2. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,395
    Quiet
  3. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,395
    Quiet
  4. Mon 30 Nov
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Quiet
  5. Mon 4 Jan
    2 ships · 2 turnarounds
    2,384
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 27 Dec
    8 ships · 6 turnarounds
    26,807
    Peak
  2. Tue 29 Dec
    5 ships · 1 turnaround
    21,407
    Peak
  3. Wed 30 Dec
    4 ships
    20,728
    Peak
  4. Thu 17 Dec
    4 ships
    20,401
    Peak
  5. Wed 23 Dec
    4 ships
    19,885
    Peak

San Juan port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
265
Daily average
9,567
people in port
Busiest day
26,807
Sun 27 Dec · 8 ships
Days with ships
84 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at San Juan

Next 30 days · by cruise line

San Juan 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 San Juan 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 San Juan 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.