Catalina Island cruise crowd calendar

Catalina Island, Dominican Republic

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

Thursday 26 November 2026 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

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Catalina Island port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 26 Nov

No ships

0

No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Catalina Island is on Thu 26 Nov

Thursday 26 November 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Catalina Island on Thu 26 Nov.

How busy is Catalina Island? Crowd calendar

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

  • Monday
    1.4K
  • Tuesday
    2.5K
  • Wednesday
    319
  • Thursday
    261
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    883

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,562
    Light
  2. 1,566
    Light
  3. 1,566
    Light
  4. 2,590
    Typical
  5. 2,590
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,124
    Busy
  2. 4,124
    Busy
  3. 3,534
    Busy
  4. Tue 8 Dec
    1 ship
    3,534
    Busy
  5. 3,534
    Busy

Catalina Island port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
24
Daily average
771
people in port
Busiest day
4,124
Mon 28 Dec · 1 ships
Days with ships
24 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Catalina Island

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Catalina Island 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 Catalina Island 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 Catalina Island 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.