Airlie Beach cruise crowd calendar

Airlie Beach, Australia

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

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Airlie Beach port guide and schedule

In port today

No ships

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No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Airlie Beach is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Airlie Beach today.

How busy is Airlie Beach? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Airlie Beach 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
    1.1K
  • Tuesday
    1.3K
  • Wednesday
    1.3K
  • Thursday
    1.1K
  • Friday
    1.7K
  • Saturday
    1.6K
  • Sunday
    767

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,007
    Quiet
  2. 1,102
    Quiet
  3. Tue 9 Feb
    1 ship
    1,102
    Quiet
  4. 1,296
    Quiet
  5. Tue 2 Feb
    1 ship
    1,296
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 29 Jan
    2 ships
    9,376
    Peak
  2. Fri 4 Dec
    2 ships
    7,998
    Peak
  3. Sat 28 Nov
    2 ships
    6,964
    Peak
  4. 5,680
    Peak
  5. Wed 2 Dec
    1 ship
    5,680
    Peak

Airlie Beach port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Thu 12 Nov – Tue 9 Feb

Ship calls
32
Daily average
1,248
people in port
Busiest day
9,376
Fri 29 Jan · 2 ships
Days with ships
30 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Airlie Beach

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Airlie Beach 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 Airlie Beach 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 Airlie Beach 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.