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 5 June 2027 · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

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Leith (Edinburgh) port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 5 Jun

Peak

5,054

people in port · 3,486 guests + 1,568 crew

92% busier than a typical day in Leith (Edinburgh).

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
07:00 – 20:00
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How busy Leith (Edinburgh) is on Sat 5 Jun

Saturday 5 June 2027 · 2 ships · 5,054 people · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Norwegian Star
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    07:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    3,329 people
  • Artania
    Phoenix Reisen
    11:00 – 20:00 · Port of call
    1,725 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 5 Jun

Most people in port 11:00 – 18:00: 5,054 people on 2 ships.

Norwegian Star
07:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
Artania
11:00 – 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 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

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

  1. 1,463
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 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

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.