Montego Bay cruise crowd calendar

Montego Bay, Jamaica

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

Wednesday 18 November 2026 · all times local (Eastern Standard Time)

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

In port on Wed 18 Nov

Peak

7,135

people in port · 5,148 guests + 1,987 crew

73% busier than a typical day in Montego Bay.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:00
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How busy Montego Bay is on Wed 18 Nov

Wednesday 18 November 2026 · 2 ships · 7,135 people · all times local (Eastern Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Artania
    Phoenix Reisen
    08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    1,725 people
  • Carnival Horizon
    Carnival Cruise Line
    09:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
    5,410 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 Wed 18 Nov

Most people in port 09:00 – 17:00: 7,135 people on 2 ships.

Artania
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
Carnival Horizon
09:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Montego Bay? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Montego Bay 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 Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    2.1K
  • Tuesday
    1.4K
  • Wednesday
    5.2K
  • Thursday
    1.9K
  • Friday
    953
  • Saturday
    87
  • Sunday
    2.2K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,136
    Quiet
  2. Tue 8 Dec
    1 ship
    1,148
    Quiet
  3. 1,395
    Quiet
  4. 1,395
    Quiet
  5. 2,000
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 4 Nov
    2 ships
    11,007
    Peak
  2. Wed 20 Jan
    2 ships
    10,851
    Peak
  3. Wed 2 Dec
    2 ships
    9,928
    Peak
  4. Wed 18 Nov
    2 ships
    7,135
    Peak
  5. Thu 26 Nov
    2 ships
    7,004
    Peak

Montego Bay port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
50
Daily average
1,980
people in port
Busiest day
11,007
Wed 4 Nov · 2 ships
Days with ships
40 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Montego Bay

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Montego Bay 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 Montego Bay 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 Montego Bay 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.