Mindelo cruise crowd calendar

Mindelo, Cape Verde

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

Saturday 14 November 2026 · all times local (Cape Verde Standard Time)

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

In port on Sat 14 Nov

Peak

5,091

people in port · 3,804 guests + 1,287 crew

274% busier than a typical day in Mindelo.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
07:30 – 18:00
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How busy Mindelo is on Sat 14 Nov

Saturday 14 November 2026 · 2 ships · 5,091 people · all times local (Cape Verde Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Le Ponant
    Ponant Cruises
    arrives 07:30 · Turnaround
    66 people
  • Costa Diadema
    Costa Cruises
    08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    5,025 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 14 Nov

Most people in port 08:00 – 18:00: 5,091 people on 2 ships.

Le Ponant
arrives 07:30 · Turnaround
Costa Diadema
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00

How busy is Mindelo? Crowd calendar

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

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 Wednesdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    935
  • Tuesday
    314
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    437
  • Friday
    333
  • Saturday
    435
  • Sunday
    516

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sat 31 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    66
    Quiet
  2. Sat 7 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    66
    Quiet
  3. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    66
    Quiet
  4. Sat 21 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    66
    Quiet
  5. 66
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sat 14 Nov
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    5,091
    Peak
  2. 4,332
    Peak
  3. Sun 1 Nov
    2 ships
    3,600
    Peak
  4. Mon 2 Nov
    2 ships
    3,600
    Peak
  5. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    3,534
    Peak

Mindelo port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
25
Daily average
424
people in port
Busiest day
5,091
Sat 14 Nov · 2 ships
Days with ships
24 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Mindelo

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Mindelo 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 Mindelo 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 Mindelo 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.