Hilo cruise crowd calendar

Hilo, United States

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

Wednesday 25 November 2026 · all times local (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)

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

In port on Wed 25 Nov

Light

2,079

people in port · 1,432 guests + 647 crew

33% quieter than a typical day in Hilo.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 17:00
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How busy Hilo is on Wed 25 Nov

Wednesday 25 November 2026 · 1 ship · 2,079 people · all times local (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • ms Zaandam
    Holland America Line
    08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
    2,079 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 Wed 25 Nov

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 2,079 people on 1 ship.

ms Zaandam
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Hilo? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Hilo 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 Thursdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    1.1K
  • Tuesday
    3.1K
  • Wednesday
    489
  • Thursday
    357
  • Friday
    1.3K
  • Saturday
    737
  • Sunday
    606

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,007
    Quiet
  2. 2,079
    Light
  3. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship
    2,916
    Typical
  4. 3,107
    Typical
  5. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    3,107
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,290
    Busy
  2. 4,290
    Busy
  3. Fri 4 Dec
    1 ship
    4,290
    Busy
  4. 4,290
    Busy
  5. 4,280
    Busy

Hilo port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
29
Daily average
1,106
people in port
Busiest day
4,290
Sat 14 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
29 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Hilo

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Hilo 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 Hilo 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 Hilo 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.