Elephant Island cruise crowd calendar

Elephant Island, Antarctica

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

Wednesday 27 January 2027

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Elephant Island port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 27 Jan

Typical

469

people in port · 252 guests + 217 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Elephant Island.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
06:30 – 06:30
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How busy Elephant Island is on Wed 27 Jan

Wednesday 27 January 2027 · 1 ship · 469 people

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Silver Cloud
    Silversea
    06:30 – 06:30 · Port of call
    469 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 27 Jan

Silver Cloud
06:30 – 06:30 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Elephant Island? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    20
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    72
  • Thursday
    78
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    296
  • 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. 256
    Light
  2. Thu 3 Dec
    1 ship
    469
    Typical
  3. 471
    Typical
  4. Wed 18 Nov
    2 ships
    940
    Peak
  5. Sat 9 Jan
    1 ship
    3,852
    Peak

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sat 9 Jan
    1 ship
    3,852
    Peak
  2. Wed 18 Nov
    2 ships
    940
    Peak
  3. 471
    Typical
  4. Thu 3 Dec
    1 ship
    469
    Typical
  5. 256
    Light

Elephant Island port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
6
Daily average
67
people in port
Busiest day
3,852
Sat 9 Jan · 1 ships
Days with ships
5 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Elephant Island

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Elephant Island 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 Elephant Island 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 Elephant Island 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.