Dover cruise crowd calendar

Dover, England

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

Wednesday 11 November 2026 · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

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Dover port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 11 Nov

Peak

4,122

people in port · 3,012 guests + 1,110 crew

168% busier than a typical day in Dover.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
07:00 – 19:00
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How busy Dover is on Wed 11 Nov

Wednesday 11 November 2026 · 1 ship · 4,122 people · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Costa Favolosa
    Costa Cruises
    07:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
    4,122 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 Wed 11 Nov

Most people in port 07:00 – 19:00: 4,122 people on 1 ship.

Costa Favolosa
07:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Dover? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Dover day. Select a day to see its ships.

Earlier monthsLater 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

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

  • Monday
    284
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    520
  • Thursday
    0
  • 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. 2,637
    Peak
  2. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    3,691
    Peak
  3. 4,122
    Peak

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,122
    Peak
  2. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    3,691
    Peak
  3. 2,637
    Peak

Dover port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
3
Daily average
116
people in port
Busiest day
4,122
Wed 11 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
3 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Dover

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Dover 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 Dover 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 Dover 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.