Galveston cruise crowd calendar

Galveston, Texas

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (Central Time)

Today · Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18
Galveston port guide and schedule

In port today

Light

5,076

people in port · 3,690 guests + 1,386 crew

40% quieter than a typical day in Galveston.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
See the crowd calendar

How busy Galveston is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 1 ship · 5,076 people · all times local (Central Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Carnival Breeze
    Carnival Cruise Line
    8:00 am – 3:30 pm · Turnaround
    5,076 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 today

Most people in port 8 am – 3 pm: 5,076 people on 1 ship.

Carnival Breeze
8:00 am – 3:30 pm · Turnaround
People in port
6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm

How busy is Galveston? Crowd calendar

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

Sundays are the busiest and Tuesdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Galveston is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    7.2K
  • Tuesday
    418
  • Wednesday
    1.4K
  • Thursday
    6.4K
  • Friday
    1.3K
  • Saturday
    18K
  • Sunday
    19K

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 11 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,296
    Quiet
  2. Fri 20 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,701
    Quiet
  3. Wed 25 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,701
    Quiet
  4. Fri 4 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,701
    Quiet
  5. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    2,701
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 3 Jan
    4 ships · 4 turnarounds
    23,736
    Peak
  2. Sun 31 Jan
    4 ships · 4 turnarounds
    23,736
    Peak
  3. Sat 14 Nov
    4 ships · 4 turnarounds
    22,131
    Peak
  4. Sat 28 Nov
    4 ships · 4 turnarounds
    22,131
    Peak
  5. Sat 12 Dec
    4 ships · 4 turnarounds
    22,131
    Peak

Galveston port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Thu 12 Nov – Tue 9 Feb

Ship calls
136
Daily average
7,638
people in port
Busiest day
23,736
Sun 3 Jan · 4 ships
Days with ships
63 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Galveston

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Galveston 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 Galveston 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 Galveston 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.