King George Island cruise crowd calendar

King George Island, Antarctica

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

Monday 21 December 2026

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King George Island port guide and schedule

In port on Mon 21 Dec

Light

330

people in port · 200 guests + 130 crew

28% quieter than a typical day in King George Island.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
See the crowd calendar

How busy King George Island is on Mon 21 Dec

Monday 21 December 2026 · 1 ship · 330 people

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 Mon 21 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 00:00: 330 people on 1 ship.

World Traveller
arrives 08:00 · Turnaround
People in port
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How busy is King George Island? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical King George Island 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

Mondays are the busiest and Tuesdays the quietest over the next 90 days. King George Island is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    147
  • Tuesday
    35
  • Wednesday
    71
  • Thursday
    99
  • Friday
    72
  • Saturday
    71
  • Sunday
    71

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 256
    Light
  2. Mon 14 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    330
    Light
  3. Mon 21 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    330
    Light
  4. Mon 26 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    459
    Typical
  5. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    459
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Mon 7 Dec
    2 ships · 2 turnarounds
    789
    Peak
  2. Thu 29 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    471
    Typical
  3. Fri 4 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    471
    Typical
  4. Fri 15 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    471
    Typical
  5. Wed 30 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    469
    Typical

King George Island port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
17
Daily average
81
people in port
Busiest day
789
Mon 7 Dec · 2 ships
Days with ships
16 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at King George Island

Next 30 days · by cruise line

King George Island 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 King George Island 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 King George Island 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.