Leith (Edinburgh) cruise crowd calendar

Leith (Edinburgh), Scotland

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

Saturday 22 May 2027 · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

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

Leith (Edinburgh) port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 22 May

Peak

4,906

people in port · 3,560 guests + 1,346 crew

86% busier than a typical day in Leith (Edinburgh).

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 08:00 – 20:00

See the crowd calendar

How busy Leith (Edinburgh) is on Sat 22 May

Saturday 22 May 2027 · 1 ship · 4,906 people · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

Majestic Princess
Princess Cruises
08:00 – 20:00 · Port of call
4,906 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 Sat 22 May

Most people in port 08:00 – 20:00: 4,906 people on 1 ship.

Majestic Princess

08:00 – 20:00 · Port of call

People in port

06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Leith (Edinburgh)? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Leith (Edinburgh) 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%

March 2027

3 calls · 3 days with ships

1–2–3–4–51.5k 6–7–8–91.5k 10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–291.5k 30–31–

April 2027

10 calls · 10 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–72.6k 8–9–101.5k 11–121.5k 13–14–15–164.9k 17–181.5k 19–20–21–221.9k 23–242.6k 25–26–274.9k 284.9k 291.9k 30–

May 2027

21 calls · 16 days with ships

1–2–33.7k 43.3k 5–6–71.1k 81.5k 9–104.9k 11–12–13–14–151.5k 16–171.4k 182.9k 19–20471 213.8k 224.9k 231.4k 241.5k 25–26–27–285.2k 29–302.1k 313.9k

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

Busiest and quietest days of the week

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

Monday
0
Tuesday
0
Wednesday
113
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

Wed 20 Jan
1 ship
1,463
Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Wed 20 Jan
1 ship
1,463
Light

Leith (Edinburgh) port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 1
Daily average: 16; people in port
Busiest day: 1,463; Wed 20 Jan · 1 ships
Days with ships: 1 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Leith (Edinburgh)

Next 30 days · by cruise line

No ships are scheduled in the next 30 days.

Leith (Edinburgh) 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 Leith (Edinburgh) 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 Leith (Edinburgh) 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.