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 21 January 2027 · all times local (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

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Airlie Beach port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 21 Jan

Typical

3,696

people in port · 2,596 guests + 1,100 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Airlie Beach.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
09:30 – 18:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Airlie Beach is on Thu 21 Jan

Thursday 21 January 2027 · 1 ship · 3,696 people · all times local (Australian Eastern Standard 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 Thu 21 Jan

Most people in port 09:00 – 18:00: 3,696 people on 1 ship.

Carnival Encounter
09:30 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

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.

Earlier monthsLater 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 Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    772
  • Tuesday
    1.1K
  • Wednesday
    1.7K
  • Thursday
    1.1K
  • Friday
    1K
  • Saturday
    1.3K
  • 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. 1,296
    Quiet
  4. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    2,058
    Light
  5. 2,058
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 4 Dec
    2 ships
    7,998
    Peak
  2. Sat 28 Nov
    2 ships
    6,964
    Peak
  3. 5,680
    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 · Sat 24 Oct – Thu 21 Jan

Ship calls
27
Daily average
1,104
people in port
Busiest day
7,998
Fri 4 Dec · 2 ships
Days with ships
26 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.