Basseterre cruise crowd calendar

Basseterre, Saint Kitts

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

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

Today · Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18
Basseterre port guide and schedule

In port today

Typical

6,631

people in port · 4,748 guests + 1,883 crew

6% busier than a typical day in Basseterre.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
See the crowd calendar

How busy Basseterre is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 2 ships · 6,631 people · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Majestic Princess
    Princess Cruises
    7:00 am – 4:00 pm · Port of call
    4,906 people
  • Artania
    Phoenix Reisen
    8:00 am – 6:00 pm · Port of call
    1,725 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 today

Most people in port 8 am – 4 pm: 6,631 people on 2 ships.

Majestic Princess
7:00 am – 4:00 pm · Port of call
Artania
8:00 am – 6:00 pm · Port of call
Now 3:02 pm
People in port
6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm

How busy is Basseterre? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Basseterre 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 Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    7.7K
  • Tuesday
    13K
  • Wednesday
    12K
  • Thursday
    9.1K
  • Friday
    9.8K
  • Saturday
    8.6K
  • Sunday
    3K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 242
    Quiet
  2. 1,136
    Quiet
  3. 1,284
    Quiet
  4. 1,395
    Quiet
  5. Thu 17 Dec
    2 ships
    2,300
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 2 Feb
    5 ships
    23,165
    Peak
  2. Wed 9 Dec
    5 ships
    20,036
    Peak
  3. Tue 24 Nov
    4 ships
    18,797
    Peak
  4. Thu 21 Jan
    4 ships
    18,672
    Peak
  5. Sat 23 Jan
    4 ships
    17,647
    Peak

Basseterre port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
260
Daily average
8,976
people in port
Busiest day
23,165
Tue 2 Feb · 5 ships
Days with ships
83 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Basseterre

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Basseterre 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 Basseterre 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 Basseterre 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.