Cabo San Lucas cruise crowd calendar

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur

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

Saturday 3 October 2026 · all times local (Mexican Pacific Standard Time)

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Cabo San Lucas port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 3 Oct

No ships

0

No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Cabo San Lucas is on Sat 3 Oct

Saturday 3 October 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (Mexican Pacific Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Cabo San Lucas on Sat 3 Oct.

How busy is Cabo San Lucas? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Cabo San Lucas 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 Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    11K
  • Tuesday
    11K
  • Wednesday
    6K
  • Thursday
    3.5K
  • Friday
    5.7K
  • Saturday
    2.1K
  • Sunday
    3.7K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Wed 6 Jan
    1 ship
    1,375
    Quiet
  2. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    2,079
    Quiet
  3. 2,701
    Quiet
  4. 2,701
    Quiet
  5. 2,701
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 25 Dec
    4 ships
    19,676
    Peak
  2. Tue 15 Dec
    3 ships
    15,993
    Peak
  3. Tue 3 Nov
    3 ships
    13,892
    Peak
  4. Tue 1 Dec
    3 ships
    13,892
    Peak
  5. Tue 12 Jan
    3 ships
    13,892
    Peak

Cabo San Lucas port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
107
Daily average
6,158
people in port
Busiest day
19,676
Fri 25 Dec · 4 ships
Days with ships
68 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Cabo San Lucas

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Cabo San Lucas 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 Cabo San Lucas 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 Cabo San Lucas 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.