Fort Lauderdale cruise crowd calendar

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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

Saturday 31 October 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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Fort Lauderdale port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 31 Oct

Peak

17,532

people in port · 12,632 guests + 4,900 crew

65% busier than a typical day in Fort Lauderdale.

Ships
4
Turnarounds
4
Most ships at once
4
Ships alongside
06:00 – 23:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Fort Lauderdale is on Sat 31 Oct

Saturday 31 October 2026 · 4 ships · 17,532 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Regal Princess
    Princess Cruises
    06:00 – 15:00 · Turnaround
    4,906 people
  • Star Princess
    Princess Cruises
    06:00 – 15:00 · Turnaround
    5,900 people
  • ms Eurodam
    Holland America Line
    07:00 – 23:00 · Turnaround
    3,033 people
  • ms Rotterdam
    Holland America Line
    07:00 – 16:00 · Turnaround
    3,693 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 Sat 31 Oct

Most people in port 07:00 – 15:00: 17,532 people on 4 ships.

Regal Princess
06:00 – 15:00 · Turnaround
Star Princess
06:00 – 15:00 · Turnaround
ms Eurodam
07:00 – 23:00 · Turnaround
ms Rotterdam
07:00 – 16:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00

How busy is Fort Lauderdale? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Fort Lauderdale 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 Tuesdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Fort Lauderdale is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    19K
  • Tuesday
    2.7K
  • Wednesday
    3.8K
  • Thursday
    3.7K
  • Friday
    16K
  • Saturday
    25K
  • Sunday
    23K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Wed 30 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,136
    Quiet
  2. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,395
    Quiet
  3. Tue 5 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,079
    Quiet
  4. Wed 13 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,110
    Quiet
  5. Tue 10 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    3,693
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 3 Jan
    8 ships · 8 turnarounds
    37,006
    Peak
  2. Sat 12 Dec
    8 ships · 8 turnarounds
    36,485
    Peak
  3. Sun 27 Dec
    8 ships · 8 turnarounds
    34,451
    Peak
  4. Sun 17 Jan
    7 ships · 7 turnarounds
    34,004
    Peak
  5. Sun 20 Dec
    7 ships · 7 turnarounds
    31,288
    Peak

Fort Lauderdale port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
278
Daily average
13,572
people in port
Busiest day
37,006
Sun 3 Jan · 8 ships
Days with ships
71 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Fort Lauderdale

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 in Fort Lauderdale are on turnaround: one cruise ends and the next one boards on the same day. Terminals, roads and parking are busiest on those days.

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.