Great Stirrup Cay cruise crowd calendar

Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas (NCL private island)

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

Thursday 21 January 2027 · all times local (Eastern Time)

In port on Thu 21 Jan

Typical

5,999

people in port · 4,266 guests + 1,733 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Great Stirrup Cay.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
10:00 – 18:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Great Stirrup Cay is on Thu 21 Jan

Thursday 21 January 2027 · 1 ship · 5,999 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Norwegian Escape
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    5,999 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 Thu 21 Jan

Most people in port 10:00 – 18:00: 5,999 people on 1 ship.

Norwegian Escape
10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Great Stirrup Cay? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Great Stirrup Cay day. Select a day to see its ships.

  • 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 Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    5.9K
  • Tuesday
    6.3K
  • Wednesday
    6.1K
  • Thursday
    6.5K
  • Friday
    1.8K
  • Saturday
    7.5K
  • Sunday
    6.5K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 3,372
    Light
  2. 3,372
    Light
  3. 3,372
    Light
  4. 3,437
    Light
  5. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    3,437
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 17 Nov
    3 ships
    14,643
    Peak
  2. Thu 10 Dec
    2 ships
    11,608
    Peak
  3. Thu 14 Jan
    2 ships
    11,596
    Peak
  4. Mon 21 Dec
    2 ships
    11,403
    Peak
  5. Tue 15 Dec
    2 ships
    11,391
    Peak

Great Stirrup Cay port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
106
Daily average
5,772
people in port
Busiest day
14,643
Tue 17 Nov · 3 ships
Days with ships
70 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Great Stirrup Cay 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 Great Stirrup Cay 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 Great Stirrup Cay 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.