Santa Cruz Island cruise crowd calendar

Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Puerto Ayora

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

Friday 15 January 2027

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Santa Cruz Island port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 15 Jan

Peak

380

people in port · 190 guests + 190 crew

171% busier than a typical day in Santa Cruz Island.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
08:00 – 15:00
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How busy Santa Cruz Island is on Fri 15 Jan

Friday 15 January 2027 · 3 ships · 380 people

Full ship schedule and terminals

People are guests at standard occupancy (two per cabin) plus crew. One ship has no published capacity and is not counted. Turnaround ships also move about as many boarding guests through the terminals as the ones leaving.

When the port is busiest on Fri 15 Jan

Most people in port 08:00 – 15:00: 380 people on 3 ships.

Silver Origin
from Thu 14 Jan – 15:00 · Port of call
Celebrity Flora
08:00 – overnight · Port of call
MV Santa Cruz II Galapagos
times not published · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Santa Cruz Island? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Santa Cruz Island 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

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

  • Monday
    140
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    35
  • Thursday
    145
  • Friday
    161
  • Saturday
    157
  • 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. 90
    Light
  2. 90
    Light
  3. Thu 3 Dec
    1 ship
    90
    Light
  4. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    90
    Light
  5. 90
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 4 Dec
    3 ships
    380
    Peak
  2. Fri 18 Dec
    3 ships
    380
    Peak
  3. Fri 1 Jan
    3 ships
    380
    Peak
  4. Fri 15 Jan
    3 ships
    380
    Peak
  5. Fri 23 Oct
    2 ships
    290
    Peak

Santa Cruz Island port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
52
Daily average
90
people in port
Busiest day
380
Fri 4 Dec · 3 ships
Days with ships
46 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Santa Cruz Island

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Santa Cruz Island 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 Santa Cruz Island 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 Santa Cruz Island 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.