Bay of Islands cruise crowd calendar

Bay of Islands, New Zealand

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

Friday 13 November 2026 · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Today · Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18Thu 19
Bay of Islands port guide and schedule

In port today

Typical

3,760

people in port · 2,610 guests + 1,150 crew

2% quieter than a typical day in Bay of Islands.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
See the crowd calendar

How busy Bay of Islands is today

Friday 13 November 2026 · 1 ship · 3,760 people · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Grand Princess
    Princess Cruises
    8:00 am – 6:00 pm · Port of call
    3,760 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 – 6 pm: 3,760 people on 1 ship.

Grand Princess
8:00 am – 6:00 pm · Port of call
Now 8:06 am
People in port
6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm

How busy is Bay of Islands? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Bay of Islands 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

Wednesdays are the busiest and Mondays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    848
  • Wednesday
    1.2K
  • Thursday
    92
  • Friday
    389
  • Saturday
    1.1K
  • Sunday
    1.2K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,102
    Quiet
  2. 1,102
    Quiet
  3. 1,296
    Quiet
  4. 1,296
    Quiet
  5. Sun 3 Jan
    1 ship
    2,916
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sat 5 Dec
    1 ship
    5,680
    Busy
  2. 5,680
    Busy
  3. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    4,906
    Busy
  4. 4,906
    Busy
  5. 4,906
    Busy

Bay of Islands port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Fri 13 Nov – Wed 10 Feb

Ship calls
17
Daily average
694
people in port
Busiest day
5,680
Sat 5 Dec · 1 ships
Days with ships
17 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Bay of Islands

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Bay of Islands 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 Bay of Islands 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 Bay of Islands 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.