Cooktown QLD cruise crowd calendar

Cooktown QLD, Queensland Australia

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

Friday 11 December 2026

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

Cooktown QLD port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 11 Dec

Typical

1,296

people in port · 754 guests + 542 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Cooktown QLD.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 09:30 – 20:00

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How busy Cooktown QLD is on Fri 11 Dec

Friday 11 December 2026 · 1 ship · 1,296 people

Full ship schedule and terminals

Seven Seas Explorer
Regent Seven Seas
09:30 – 20:00 · Port of call
1,296 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 Fri 11 Dec

Most people in port 09:00 – 20:00: 1,296 people on 1 ship.

Seven Seas Explorer

09:30 – 20:00 · Port of call

People in port

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How busy is Cooktown QLD? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Cooktown QLD 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%

November 2026

1 call · 1 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–252.1k 26–27–28–29–30–

December 2026

2 calls · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–111.3k 12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–212.1k 22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

January 2027

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

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

Busiest and quietest days of the week

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

Monday
158
Tuesday
0
Wednesday
158
Thursday
0
Friday
100
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

Fri 11 Dec
1 ship
1,296
Typical
Wed 25 Nov
1 ship
2,058
Peak
Mon 21 Dec
1 ship
2,058
Peak

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Wed 25 Nov
1 ship
2,058
Peak
Mon 21 Dec
1 ship
2,058
Peak
Fri 11 Dec
1 ship
1,296
Typical

Cooktown QLD port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 3
Daily average: 60; people in port
Busiest day: 2,058; Wed 25 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships: 3 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Cooktown QLD

Next 30 days · by cruise line

No ships are scheduled in the next 30 days.

Cooktown QLD 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 Cooktown QLD 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 Cooktown QLD 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.