Hong Kong cruise crowd calendar

Hong Kong, China

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (Hong Kong Standard Time)

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

In port today

Busy

3,489

people in port · 2,382 guests + 1,107 crew

19% busier than a typical day in Hong Kong.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
noon – 5:00 pm
See the crowd calendar

How busy Hong Kong is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 2 ships · 3,489 people · all times local (Hong Kong Standard 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 today

Most people in port noon – 5 pm: 3,489 people on 2 ships.

Star Seeker
noon – overnight · Port of call
Celebrity Millennium
departs 5:00 pm · Turnaround
Now 5:55 pm
People in port
midnight3 am6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm9 pmmidnight

How busy is Hong Kong? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Hong Kong 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 Wednesdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Hong Kong is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    891
  • Tuesday
    1.6K
  • Wednesday
    573
  • Thursday
    1.4K
  • Friday
    1.7K
  • Saturday
    1.4K
  • Sunday
    4.3K

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 12 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    826
    Quiet
  2. 862
    Quiet
  3. Mon 4 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    862
    Quiet
  4. Fri 1 Jan
    1 ship
    1,040
    Quiet
  5. Mon 21 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,070
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 3 Jan
    4 ships · 3 turnarounds
    11,102
    Peak
  2. Sun 20 Dec
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    9,652
    Peak
  3. Sun 22 Nov
    3 ships · 2 turnarounds
    9,444
    Peak
  4. Sat 2 Jan
    3 ships · 2 turnarounds
    8,331
    Peak
  5. Fri 20 Nov
    2 ships · 2 turnarounds
    6,623
    Peak

Hong Kong port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
42
Daily average
1,707
people in port
Busiest day
11,102
Sun 3 Jan · 4 ships
Days with ships
33 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Hong Kong

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong 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.