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.

Saturday 14 November 2026 · all times local (Central Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Galveston port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 14 Nov

Peak

22,131

people in port · 16,163 guests + 5,968 crew

164% busier than a typical day in Galveston.

Ships
4
Turnarounds
4
Most ships at once
4
Ships alongside
07:00 – 16:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Galveston is on Sat 14 Nov

Saturday 14 November 2026 · 4 ships · 22,131 people · all times local (Central 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 on Sat 14 Nov

Most people in port 08:00 – 15:00: 22,131 people on 4 ships.

Liberty of the Seas
07:00 – 16:00 · Turnaround
Carnival Dream
08:00 – 15:30 · Turnaround
Carnival Jubilee
08:00 – 15:30 · Turnaround
Norwegian Viva
08:00 – 16:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

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.

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

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
    208
  • Wednesday
    1.3K
  • Thursday
    6.5K
  • Friday
    1.6K
  • Saturday
    17K
  • Sunday
    18K

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. Sat 31 Oct
    4 ships · 4 turnarounds
    22,131
    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 · Fri 23 Oct – Wed 20 Jan

Ship calls
132
Daily average
7,455
people in port
Busiest day
23,736
Sun 3 Jan · 4 ships
Days with ships
62 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.