Baltimore cruise crowd calendar

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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

Sunday 18 October 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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Baltimore port guide and schedule

In port on Sun 18 Oct

Typical

3,085

people in port · 2,124 guests + 961 crew

1% busier than a typical day in Baltimore.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
10:00 – 16:30
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How busy Baltimore is on Sun 18 Oct

Sunday 18 October 2026 · 1 ship · 3,085 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Carnival Pride
    Carnival Cruise Line
    10:00 – 16:30 · Turnaround
    3,054 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 Sun 18 Oct

Most people in port 10:00 – 16:00: 3,054 people on 1 ship.

Carnival Pride
10:00 – 16:30 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Baltimore? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    203
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    2.6K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 2,637
    Typical
  2. Sun 25 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,054
    Typical
  3. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,054
    Typical
  4. Sun 15 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,054
    Typical
  5. Sun 22 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,054
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 25 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,054
    Typical
  2. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,054
    Typical
  3. Sun 15 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,054
    Typical
  4. Sun 22 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,054
    Typical
  5. Sun 29 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,054
    Typical

Baltimore port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
12
Daily average
403
people in port
Busiest day
3,054
Sun 25 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
12 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Baltimore

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore 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.