Kailua-Kona cruise crowd calendar

Kailua-Kona, United States

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

Wednesday 23 December 2026 · all times local (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)

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Kailua-Kona port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 23 Dec

Typical

3,107

people in port · 2,180 guests + 927 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Kailua-Kona.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
07:00 – 17:30
See the crowd calendar

How busy Kailua-Kona is on Wed 23 Dec

Wednesday 23 December 2026 · 1 ship · 3,107 people · all times local (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Pride of America
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    07:00 – 17:30 · Port of call
    3,107 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 23 Dec

Most people in port 07:00 – 17:00: 3,107 people on 1 ship.

Pride of America
07:00 – 17:30 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Kailua-Kona? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Kailua-Kona 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

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

  • Monday
    1.2K
  • Tuesday
    284
  • Wednesday
    3.1K
  • Thursday
    245
  • Friday
    42
  • Saturday
    329
  • Sunday
    862

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Fri 4 Dec
    1 ship
    544
    Quiet
  2. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship
    544
    Quiet
  3. 1,110
    Quiet
  4. 2,079
    Light
  5. 2,079
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,290
    Busy
  2. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    4,290
    Busy
  3. 4,290
    Busy
  4. 4,290
    Busy
  5. 4,280
    Busy

Kailua-Kona port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Thu 22 Oct – Tue 19 Jan

Ship calls
25
Daily average
838
people in port
Busiest day
4,290
Sun 15 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
25 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Kailua-Kona

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Kailua-Kona 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 Kailua-Kona 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 Kailua-Kona 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.