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.

Tuesday 19 January 2027 · all times local (Hong Kong Standard Time)

Today · Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30
Hong Kong port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 19 Jan

Peak

5,797

people in port · 4,246 guests + 1,551 crew

64% busier than a typical day in Hong Kong.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
06:00 – 16:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Hong Kong is on Tue 19 Jan

Tuesday 19 January 2027 · 1 ship · 5,797 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 on Tue 19 Jan

Most people in port 06:00 – 16:00: 5,797 people on 1 ship.

Spectrum of the Seas
06:00 – 16:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

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.

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 Mondays 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
    772
  • Tuesday
    1.5K
  • Wednesday
    1.4K
  • Thursday
    1.3K
  • Friday
    3.1K
  • Saturday
    1.9K
  • Sunday
    4.1K

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. Wed 11 Nov
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    11,872
    Peak
  2. Sun 3 Jan
    4 ships · 3 turnarounds
    11,102
    Peak
  3. Sun 20 Dec
    3 ships · 3 turnarounds
    9,652
    Peak
  4. Sun 22 Nov
    3 ships · 2 turnarounds
    9,444
    Peak
  5. Fri 6 Nov
    2 ships · 2 turnarounds
    8,717
    Peak

Hong Kong port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Sat 24 Oct – Thu 21 Jan

Ship calls
50
Daily average
1,992
people in port
Busiest day
11,872
Wed 11 Nov · 3 ships
Days with ships
39 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.