Montevideo cruise crowd calendar

Montevideo, Uruguay

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

Friday 4 December 2026 · all times local (Uruguay Standard Time)

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

In port on Fri 4 Dec

Typical

5,247

people in port · 3,782 guests + 1,465 crew

15% busier than a typical day in Montevideo.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
08:00 – 17:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Montevideo is on Fri 4 Dec

Friday 4 December 2026 · 2 ships · 5,247 people · all times local (Uruguay Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

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 4 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 5,247 people on 2 ships.

Celebrity Equinox
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
Viking Jupiter
times not published · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Montevideo? Crowd calendar

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

Thursdays are the busiest and Tuesdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    1.2K
  • Tuesday
    30
  • Wednesday
    1.9K
  • Thursday
    2K
  • Friday
    1K
  • Saturday
    377
  • Sunday
    700

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    384
    Quiet
  2. 1,395
    Quiet
  3. Sun 3 Jan
    1 ship
    1,395
    Quiet
  4. 2,803
    Light
  5. 2,841
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 9 Dec
    2 ships
    10,453
    Peak
  2. Fri 15 Jan
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    7,966
    Peak
  3. Thu 7 Jan
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    6,420
    Busy
  4. 5,547
    Busy
  5. Fri 4 Dec
    2 ships
    5,247
    Typical

Montevideo port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
25
Daily average
1,031
people in port
Busiest day
10,453
Wed 9 Dec · 2 ships
Days with ships
21 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Montevideo

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Montevideo 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 Montevideo 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 Montevideo 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.