South Georgia Island cruise crowd calendar

South Georgia Island, Grytviken, South Sandwich Islands UK

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

Tuesday 3 November 2026

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South Georgia Island port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 3 Nov

Busy

431

people in port · 258 guests + 173 crew

18% busier than a typical day in South Georgia Island.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
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How busy South Georgia Island is on Tue 3 Nov

Tuesday 3 November 2026 · 2 ships · 431 people

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Sylvia Earle
    Aurora Expeditions
    from Sat 31 Oct – overnight · Port of call
    194 people
  • Ocean Explorer
    Quark Expeditions
    from Sun 1 Nov – overnight · Port of call
    237 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 Tue 3 Nov

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 431 people on 2 ships.

Sylvia Earle
from Sat 31 Oct – overnight · Port of call
Ocean Explorer
from Sun 1 Nov – overnight · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is South Georgia Island? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical South Georgia 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

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

  • Monday
    245
  • Tuesday
    117
  • Wednesday
    106
  • Thursday
    133
  • Friday
    180
  • Saturday
    298
  • Sunday
    290

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 194
    Light
  2. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship
    194
    Light
  3. 194
    Light
  4. 194
    Light
  5. 194
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Mon 23 Nov
    3 ships
    984
    Peak
  2. Fri 13 Nov
    2 ships
    940
    Peak
  3. Sat 14 Nov
    2 ships
    940
    Peak
  4. Sun 15 Nov
    2 ships
    940
    Peak
  5. Sat 26 Dec
    2 ships
    835
    Peak

South Georgia Island port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
15
Daily average
196
people in port
Busiest day
984
Mon 23 Nov · 3 ships
Days with ships
40 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at South Georgia Island

Next 30 days · by cruise line

South Georgia 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 South Georgia 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 South Georgia 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.