Ile Sainte Marie cruise crowd calendar

Ile Sainte Marie, Madagascar

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

Wednesday 9 December 2026

In port on Wed 9 Dec

Typical

870

people in port · 500 guests + 370 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Ile Sainte Marie.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 13:00
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How busy Ile Sainte Marie is on Wed 9 Dec

Wednesday 9 December 2026 · 1 ship · 870 people

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • ms Europa 2
    Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
    08:00 – 13:00 · Port of call
    870 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 9 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 13:00: 870 people on 1 ship.

ms Europa 2
08:00 – 13:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Ile Sainte Marie? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Ile Sainte Marie 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

Wednesdays are the busiest and Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    67
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    870
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    870
    Typical

Ile Sainte Marie port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
1
Daily average
10
people in port
Busiest day
870
Wed 9 Dec · 1 ships
Days with ships
1 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ile Sainte Marie 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 Ile Sainte Marie 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 Ile Sainte Marie 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.