Ha Long cruise crowd calendar

Ha Long, Vietnam

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

Sunday 27 December 2026 · all times local (Indochina Time)

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

In port on Sun 27 Dec

Quiet

334

people in port · 224 guests + 110 crew

89% quieter than a typical day in Ha Long.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
See the crowd calendar

How busy Ha Long is on Sun 27 Dec

Sunday 27 December 2026 · 1 ship · 334 people · all times local (Indochina Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Star Seeker
    Windstar
    departs 17:00 · Turnaround
    334 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 Sun 27 Dec

Most people in port 00:00 – 17:00: 334 people on 1 ship.

Star Seeker
departs 17:00 · Turnaround
People in port
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Ha Long? Crowd calendar

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

Tuesdays are the busiest and Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    1.3K
  • Tuesday
    1.7K
  • Wednesday
    868
  • Thursday
    1.1K
  • Friday
    278
  • Saturday
    335
  • Sunday
    358

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sat 26 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    334
    Quiet
  2. Sun 27 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    334
    Quiet
  3. 826
    Quiet
  4. 826
    Quiet
  5. 826
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Mon 28 Dec
    2 ships
    4,892
    Peak
  2. Tue 29 Dec
    2 ships
    4,892
    Peak
  3. Mon 14 Dec
    2 ships
    4,636
    Busy
  4. Tue 15 Dec
    2 ships
    4,636
    Busy
  5. Thu 31 Dec
    2 ships
    4,265
    Busy

Ha Long port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
23
Daily average
833
people in port
Busiest day
4,892
Mon 28 Dec · 2 ships
Days with ships
28 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Ha Long

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Ha Long 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 Ha Long 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 Ha Long 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.