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.

Monday 17 May 2027

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Colombo port guide and schedule

In port on Mon 17 May

Light

1,070

people in port · 698 guests + 372 crew

29% quieter than a typical day in Colombo.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 07:00 – 19:00

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How busy Colombo is on Mon 17 May

Monday 17 May 2027 · 1 ship · 1,070 people

Full ship schedule and terminals

Oceania Nautica
Oceania Cruises
07:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
1,070 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 on Mon 17 May

Most people in port 07:00 – 19:00: 1,070 people on 1 ship.

Oceania Nautica

07:00 – 19:00 · Port of call

People in port

06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

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.

Earlier months 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%

March 2027

4 calls · 4 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–93.2k 10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–201.0k 213.8k 22–231.7k 24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

April 2027

1 call · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–91.3k 101.3k 11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–

May 2027

2 calls · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–42.8k 5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–171.1k 18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

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

Monday
80
Tuesday
80
Wednesday
272
Thursday
234
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

Mon 7 Dec
1 ship
1,040
Light
Tue 8 Dec
1 ship
1,040
Light
Thu 10 Dec
1 ship
2,803
Peak
Wed 2 Dec
1 ship
3,534
Peak

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Wed 2 Dec
1 ship
3,534
Peak
Thu 10 Dec
1 ship
2,803
Peak
Mon 7 Dec
1 ship
1,040
Light
Tue 8 Dec
1 ship
1,040
Light

Colombo port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 3
Daily average: 94; people in port
Busiest day: 3,534; Wed 2 Dec · 1 ships
Days with ships: 4 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Colombo

Next 30 days · by cruise line

No ships are scheduled in the next 30 days.

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.