Longyearbyen cruise crowd calendar

Longyearbyen, Norway

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

Saturday 17 October 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

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Longyearbyen port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 17 Oct

Typical

480

people in port · 245 guests + 235 crew

4% busier than a typical day in Longyearbyen.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1

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How busy Longyearbyen is on Sat 17 Oct

Saturday 17 October 2026 · 1 ship · 480 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

Le Commandant Charcot
Ponant Cruises
times not published · Port of call
460 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 17 Oct

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 460 people on 1 ship.

Le Commandant Charcot

times not published · Port of call

People in port

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How busy is Longyearbyen? Crowd calendar

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

1 call · 1 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17480 18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

November 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–

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

No ships are scheduled in the next 90 days.

Monday
0
Tuesday
0
Wednesday
0
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

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Longyearbyen port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 0
Daily average: 0; people in port
Days with ships: 0 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Longyearbyen

Next 30 days · by cruise line

No ships are scheduled in the next 30 days.

Longyearbyen 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 Longyearbyen 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 Longyearbyen 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.