Amsterdam cruise crowd calendar

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

Tuesday 15 December 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

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

In port on Tue 15 Dec

Light

2,024

people in port · 1,404 guests + 620 crew

27% quieter than a typical day in Amsterdam.

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

How busy Amsterdam is on Tue 15 Dec

Tuesday 15 December 2026 · 1 ship · 2,024 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Borealis
    Fred Olsen
    times not published · Port of call
    2,024 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 Tue 15 Dec

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 2,024 people on 1 ship.

Borealis
times not published · Port of call
People in port
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00

How busy is Amsterdam? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Amsterdam 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 Wednesdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Amsterdam is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    229
  • Tuesday
    761
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    248
  • Friday
    229
  • Saturday
    333
  • Sunday
    333

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 2,024
    Light
  2. 2,974
    Typical
  3. Tue 1 Dec
    1 ship
    2,974
    Typical
  4. 2,974
    Typical
  5. Fri 1 Jan
    1 ship
    2,974
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    4,890
    Peak
  2. 4,332
    Peak
  3. 4,332
    Peak
  4. 2,974
    Typical
  5. Tue 1 Dec
    1 ship
    2,974
    Typical

Amsterdam port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
5
Daily average
305
people in port
Busiest day
4,890
Tue 3 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
8 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Amsterdam

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam 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.