Kristiansand cruise crowd calendar

Kristiansand, Norway

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

Thursday 24 December 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Kristiansand port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 24 Dec

Peak

6,773

people in port · 5,228 guests + 1,545 crew

68% busier than a typical day in Kristiansand.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Kristiansand is on Thu 24 Dec

Thursday 24 December 2026 · 1 ship · 6,773 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • AIDAnova
    AIDA Cruises
    08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    6,773 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 Thu 24 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 18:00: 6,773 people on 1 ship.

AIDAnova
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Kristiansand? Crowd calendar

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

Thursdays are the busiest and Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    321
  • Tuesday
    617
  • Wednesday
    1K
  • Thursday
    2.1K
  • Friday
    620
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    592

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 460
    Quiet
  2. Tue 1 Dec
    1 ship
    788
    Quiet
  3. Mon 4 Jan
    1 ship
    1,539
    Quiet
  4. 2,637
    Light
  5. 2,637
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 6,773
    Peak
  2. 6,773
    Peak
  3. 6,773
    Peak
  4. 6,773
    Peak
  5. 6,773
    Peak

Kristiansand port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
15
Daily average
747
people in port
Busiest day
6,773
Tue 27 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
15 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Kristiansand

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Kristiansand 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 Kristiansand 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 Kristiansand 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.