Tampa cruise crowd calendar

Tampa, Florida

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

Saturday 19 December 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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

In port on Sat 19 Dec

Peak

9,221

people in port · 6,477 guests + 2,744 crew

52% busier than a typical day in Tampa.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
3
Most ships at once
3
Ships alongside
07:00 – 16:00
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How busy Tampa is on Sat 19 Dec

Saturday 19 December 2026 · 3 ships · 9,221 people · all times local (Eastern 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 Sat 19 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 15:00: 9,221 people on 3 ships.

Margaritaville Islander
07:00 – 15:30 · Turnaround
Radiance of the Seas
07:00 – 16:00 · Turnaround
Carnival Legend
08:00 – 15:30 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Tampa? Crowd calendar

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

Sundays are the busiest and Tuesdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Tampa is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    5.4K
  • Tuesday
    481
  • Wednesday
    1.5K
  • Thursday
    2.9K
  • Friday
    563
  • Saturday
    7.9K
  • Sunday
    8.4K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Fri 11 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,148
    Quiet
  2. Thu 29 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,037
    Quiet
  3. Tue 27 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,043
    Light
  4. Thu 12 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,043
    Light
  5. Fri 27 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,043
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Mon 28 Dec
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    9,637
    Peak
  2. Mon 16 Nov
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    9,561
    Peak
  3. Sat 21 Nov
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    9,555
    Peak
  4. Sat 28 Nov
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    9,545
    Peak
  5. Sun 1 Nov
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    9,389
    Peak

Tampa port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
114
Daily average
3,905
people in port
Busiest day
9,637
Mon 28 Dec · 3 ships
Days with ships
60 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Tampa

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Tampa 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 Tampa 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 in Tampa are on turnaround: one cruise ends and the next one boards on the same day. Terminals, roads and parking are busiest on those days.

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.