Celebration Key cruise crowd calendar

Celebration Key, Grand Bahama, Bahamas (Carnival)

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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

In port today

Typical

11,367

people in port · 8,106 guests + 3,261 crew

1% busier than a typical day in Celebration Key.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
3
Ships alongside
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
See the crowd calendar

How busy Celebration Key is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 3 ships · 11,367 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Carnival Sunshine
    Carnival Cruise Line
    7:00 am – 3:00 pm · Port of call
    4,152 people
  • Carnival Glory
    Carnival Cruise Line
    8:00 am – 4:00 pm · Port of call
    4,130 people
  • Carnival Miracle
    Carnival Cruise Line
    8:00 am – 4:00 pm · Port of call
    3,085 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 – 3 pm: 11,367 people on 3 ships.

Carnival Sunshine
7:00 am – 3:00 pm · Port of call
Carnival Glory
8:00 am – 4:00 pm · Port of call
Carnival Miracle
8:00 am – 4:00 pm · Port of call
People in port
6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm

How busy is Celebration Key? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    14K
  • Tuesday
    12K
  • Wednesday
    9.3K
  • Thursday
    11K
  • Friday
    15K
  • Saturday
    13K
  • Sunday
    11K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 3,054
    Quiet
  2. 3,090
    Quiet
  3. 4,092
    Quiet
  4. Wed 2 Dec
    1 ship
    4,092
    Quiet
  5. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship
    4,092
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 29 Jan
    4 ships
    19,049
    Peak
  2. Fri 4 Dec
    4 ships
    17,489
    Peak
  3. Fri 18 Dec
    4 ships
    17,454
    Peak
  4. Tue 2 Feb
    4 ships
    17,413
    Peak
  5. Mon 8 Feb
    3 ships
    16,793
    Busy

Celebration Key port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
235
Daily average
12,218
people in port
Busiest day
19,049
Fri 29 Jan · 4 ships
Days with ships
90 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Celebration Key

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Celebration Key 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 Celebration Key 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 Celebration Key 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.