Busan cruise crowd calendar

Busan, Korea

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

Tuesday 3 November 2026 · all times local (Korean Standard Time)

Today · Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30
Busan port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 3 Nov

Peak

8,582

people in port · 6,214 guests + 2,368 crew

127% busier than a typical day in Busan.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
08:00 – 20:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Busan is on Tue 3 Nov

Tuesday 3 November 2026 · 2 ships · 8,582 people · all times local (Korean 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 Tue 3 Nov

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 8,582 people on 2 ships.

ms Westerdam
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
Spectrum of the Seas
08:00 – 20:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Busan? Crowd calendar

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

Tuesdays are the busiest and Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    100
  • Tuesday
    1.2K
  • Wednesday
    576
  • Thursday
    558
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    689
  • Sunday
    303

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship
    334
    Quiet
  2. 826
    Quiet
  3. Wed 4 Nov
    1 ship
    826
    Quiet
  4. 862
    Quiet
  5. 1,296
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 3 Nov
    2 ships
    8,582
    Peak
  2. Thu 5 Nov
    2 ships
    7,249
    Peak
  3. 5,797
    Peak
  4. Wed 6 Jan
    1 ship
    5,797
    Peak
  5. 3,810
    Typical

Busan port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Sat 24 Oct – Thu 21 Jan

Ship calls
15
Daily average
494
people in port
Busiest day
8,582
Tue 3 Nov · 2 ships
Days with ships
13 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Busan

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Busan 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 Busan 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 Busan 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.