Kirkwall cruise crowd calendar

Kirkwall, Orkney

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

Friday 26 March 2027 · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Kirkwall port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 26 Mar

Typical

2,637

people in port · 2,050 guests + 587 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Kirkwall.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 08:00 – 16:00

See the crowd calendar

How busy Kirkwall is on Fri 26 Mar

Friday 26 March 2027 · 1 ship · 2,637 people · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

AIDAluna
AIDA Cruises
08:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
2,637 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 26 Mar

Most people in port 08:00 – 16:00: 2,637 people on 1 ship.

AIDAluna

08:00 – 16:00 · Port of call

People in port

06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Kirkwall? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Kirkwall day. Select a day to see its ships.

Earlier months 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%

January 2027

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

February 2027

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–

March 2027

2 calls · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–182.6k 19–20–21–22–23–24–25–262.6k 27–28–29–30–31–

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

No ships are scheduled in the next 90 days.

Monday
0
Tuesday
0
Wednesday
0
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

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Kirkwall port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 0
Daily average: 0; people in port
Days with ships: 0 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Kirkwall

Next 30 days · by cruise line

No ships are scheduled in the next 30 days.

Kirkwall 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 Kirkwall 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 Kirkwall 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.