Colombo cruise crowd calendar

Colombo, Sri Lanka

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (India Standard Time)

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Colombo port guide and schedule

In port today

No ships

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No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Colombo is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (India Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Colombo today.

How busy is Colombo? Crowd calendar

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

Thursdays are the busiest and Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    80
  • Tuesday
    80
  • Wednesday
    295
  • Thursday
    741
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    1,040
    Quiet
  2. Tue 8 Dec
    1 ship
    1,040
    Quiet
  3. 2,278
    Typical
  4. 2,278
    Typical
  5. 2,278
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 2 Dec
    1 ship
    3,534
    Peak
  2. 2,803
    Busy
  3. 2,278
    Typical
  4. 2,278
    Typical
  5. 2,278
    Typical

Colombo port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
6
Daily average
169
people in port
Busiest day
3,534
Wed 2 Dec · 1 ships
Days with ships
7 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Colombo

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Colombo 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 Colombo 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 Colombo 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.