Walvis Bay cruise crowd calendar

Walvis Bay, Namibia

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

Monday 16 November 2026 · all times local (Central Africa Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Walvis Bay port guide and schedule

In port on Mon 16 Nov

Busy

2,803

people in port · 2,194 guests + 609 crew

28% busier than a typical day in Walvis Bay.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
See the crowd calendar

How busy Walvis Bay is on Mon 16 Nov

Monday 16 November 2026 · 1 ship · 2,803 people · all times local (Central Africa Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • AIDAstella
    AIDA Cruises
    08:00 – overnight · Port of call
    2,803 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 Mon 16 Nov

Most people in port 08:00 – 00:00: 2,803 people on 1 ship.

AIDAstella
08:00 – overnight · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00

How busy is Walvis Bay? Crowd calendar

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

Tuesdays are the busiest and Thursdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    315
  • Tuesday
    487
  • Wednesday
    272
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    80
  • Saturday
    147
  • Sunday
    167

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 870
    Quiet
  2. 870
    Quiet
  3. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship
    1,040
    Quiet
  4. Sat 7 Nov
    1 ship
    1,040
    Quiet
  5. 1,295
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 3,534
    Peak
  2. 3,534
    Peak
  3. 2,803
    Busy
  4. 2,803
    Busy
  5. 1,295
    Light

Walvis Bay port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
5
Daily average
212
people in port
Busiest day
3,534
Tue 10 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
10 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Walvis Bay

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Walvis Bay 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 Walvis Bay 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 Walvis Bay 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.