Dunedin (Port Chalmers) cruise crowd calendar

Dunedin (Port Chalmers), New Zealand

How many cruise ships and people are in Dunedin (Port Chalmers) today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Friday 13 November 2026 · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Today · Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18Thu 19
Dunedin (Port Chalmers) port guide and schedule

In port today

Busy

4,162

people in port · 3,012 guests + 1,150 crew

43% busier than a typical day in Dunedin (Port Chalmers).

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
See the crowd calendar

How busy Dunedin (Port Chalmers) is today

Friday 13 November 2026 · 1 ship · 4,162 people · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

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 7 am – 4 pm: 4,162 people on 1 ship.

Carnival Splendor
7:00 am – 4:00 pm · Port of call
Now 11:15 am
People in port
6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm

How busy is Dunedin (Port Chalmers)? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Dunedin (Port Chalmers) 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

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

  • Monday
    3K
  • Tuesday
    1.1K
  • Wednesday
    1K
  • Thursday
    701
  • Friday
    1K
  • Saturday
    1.6K
  • Sunday
    107

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Fri 8 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    204
    Quiet
  2. 1,007
    Quiet
  3. 1,102
    Quiet
  4. 1,102
    Quiet
  5. 1,102
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Mon 8 Feb
    2 ships
    8,472
    Peak
  2. Wed 10 Feb
    2 ships
    7,998
    Peak
  3. 5,680
    Peak
  4. Sat 2 Jan
    1 ship
    5,680
    Peak
  5. 4,906
    Peak

Dunedin (Port Chalmers) port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Fri 13 Nov – Wed 10 Feb

Ship calls
44
Daily average
1,238
people in port
Busiest day
8,472
Mon 8 Feb · 2 ships
Days with ships
36 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Dunedin (Port Chalmers)

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Dunedin (Port Chalmers) 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 Dunedin (Port Chalmers) 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 Dunedin (Port Chalmers) 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.