Liverpool cruise crowd calendar

Liverpool, United Kingdom

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

Friday 16 October 2026 · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

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

Liverpool port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 16 Oct

Typical

2,027

people in port · 1,380 guests + 647 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Liverpool.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 1
Most ships at once: 1

See the crowd calendar

How busy Liverpool is on Fri 16 Oct

Friday 16 October 2026 · 1 ship · 2,027 people · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

Bolette
Fred Olsen
times not published · Turnaround
2,027 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 16 Oct

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 2,027 people on 1 ship.

Bolette

times not published · Turnaround

People in port

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How busy is Liverpool? Crowd calendar

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

November 2026

1 call · 1 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–212.0k 22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–

December 2026

2 calls · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–72.0k 8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–212.0k 22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

January 2027

2 calls · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–4–52.0k 6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–182.0k 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

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

Monday
468
Tuesday
156
Wednesday
0
Thursday
169
Friday
0
Saturday
156
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 29 Oct
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical
Sat 21 Nov
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical
Mon 7 Dec
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical
Mon 21 Dec
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical
Tue 5 Jan
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Thu 29 Oct
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical
Sat 21 Nov
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical
Mon 7 Dec
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical
Mon 21 Dec
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical
Tue 5 Jan
1 ship · 1 turnaround
2,027
Typical

Liverpool port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 6
Daily average: 135; people in port
Busiest day: 2,027; Thu 29 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships: 6 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Liverpool

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Bolette2 calls

Liverpool 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 Liverpool 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 Liverpool 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.