Kotakinabulu cruise crowd calendar

Kotakinabulu, Malaysia

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

Friday 8 January 2027

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

Kotakinabulu port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 8 Jan

Peak

3,439

people in port · 2,402 guests + 1,037 crew

191% busier than a typical day in Kotakinabulu.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 11:00 – 19:00

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How busy Kotakinabulu is on Fri 8 Jan

Friday 8 January 2027 · 1 ship · 3,439 people

Full ship schedule and terminals

Norwegian Jade
Norwegian Cruise Line
11:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
3,439 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 8 Jan

Most people in port 11:00 – 19:00: 3,439 people on 1 ship.

Norwegian Jade

11:00 – 19:00 · Port of call

People in port

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How busy is Kotakinabulu? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Kotakinabulu 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%

October 2026

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–

November 2026

1 call · 1 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–191.1k 20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–

December 2026

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–

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

Busiest and quietest days of the week

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

Monday
0
Tuesday
0
Wednesday
0
Thursday
176
Friday
347
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

Thu 14 Jan
1 ship
1,040
Typical
Thu 19 Nov
1 ship
1,070
Typical
Fri 1 Jan
1 ship
1,070
Typical
Fri 8 Jan
1 ship
3,439
Peak

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Fri 8 Jan
1 ship
3,439
Peak
Thu 19 Nov
1 ship
1,070
Typical
Fri 1 Jan
1 ship
1,070
Typical
Thu 14 Jan
1 ship
1,040
Typical

Kotakinabulu port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 4
Daily average: 74; people in port
Busiest day: 3,439; Fri 8 Jan · 1 ships
Days with ships: 4 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Kotakinabulu

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Oceania Nautica1 call

Kotakinabulu 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 Kotakinabulu 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 Kotakinabulu 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.