Key West cruise crowd calendar

Key West, Florida

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

Friday 11 December 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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Key West port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 11 Dec

Typical

3,930

people in port · 2,770 guests + 1,160 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Key West.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 17:00
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How busy Key West is on Fri 11 Dec

Friday 11 December 2026 · 1 ship · 3,930 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Brilliant Lady
    Virgin Voyages
    08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
    3,930 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 Fri 11 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 3,930 people on 1 ship.

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

How busy is Key West? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Key West 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
    3.1K
  • Tuesday
    3.9K
  • Wednesday
    1.8K
  • Thursday
    1.3K
  • Friday
    2.8K
  • Saturday
    3K
  • Sunday
    2.8K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,070
    Quiet
  2. 1,958
    Quiet
  3. 1,958
    Quiet
  4. 1,958
    Quiet
  5. 2,079
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    5,013
    Busy
  2. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    5,013
    Busy
  3. 5,013
    Busy
  4. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship
    4,230
    Typical
  5. 4,230
    Typical

Key West port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
68
Daily average
2,706
people in port
Busiest day
5,013
Mon 9 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
68 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Key West

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Key West 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 Key West 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 Key West 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.