St. Thomas cruise crowd calendar

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

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

Wednesday 9 December 2026 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

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

In port on Wed 9 Dec

Peak

23,898

people in port · 16,737 guests + 7,161 crew

143% busier than a typical day in St. Thomas.

Ships
5
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
5
Ships alongside
07:00 – 20:00
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How busy St. Thomas is on Wed 9 Dec

Wednesday 9 December 2026 · 5 ships · 23,898 people · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Icon of the Seas
    Royal Caribbean
    07:00 – 14:30 · Port of call
    7,960 people
  • ms Rotterdam
    Holland America Line
    07:00 – 15:00 · Port of call
    3,693 people
  • ms Zuiderdam
    Holland America Line
    07:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
    2,782 people
  • Norwegian Aqua
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    5,168 people
  • Celebrity Xcel
    Celebrity Cruises
    12:30 – 20:00 · Port of call
    4,295 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 Wed 9 Dec

Most people in port 12:00 – 14:00: 23,898 people on 5 ships.

Icon of the Seas
07:00 – 14:30 · Port of call
ms Rotterdam
07:00 – 15:00 · Port of call
ms Zuiderdam
07:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
Norwegian Aqua
10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
Celebrity Xcel
12:30 – 20:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is St. Thomas? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical St. Thomas 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

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

  • Monday
    7.7K
  • Tuesday
    9.1K
  • Wednesday
    20K
  • Thursday
    15K
  • Friday
    3.5K
  • Saturday
    6.8K
  • Sunday
    7.5K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sat 7 Nov
    1 ship
    1,395
    Quiet
  2. 2,590
    Quiet
  3. 2,784
    Quiet
  4. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship
    2,792
    Quiet
  5. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    2,792
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 2 Dec
    5 ships
    26,304
    Peak
  2. Wed 25 Nov
    4 ships
    24,885
    Peak
  3. Wed 16 Dec
    4 ships
    24,885
    Peak
  4. Wed 6 Jan
    4 ships
    24,885
    Peak
  5. Thu 31 Dec
    5 ships
    24,297
    Peak

St. Thomas port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
209
Daily average
9,832
people in port
Busiest day
26,304
Wed 2 Dec · 5 ships
Days with ships
78 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at St. Thomas

Next 30 days · by cruise line

St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas 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.