Napier cruise crowd calendar

Napier, New Zealand

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

Thursday 21 January 2027 · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Today · Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30
Napier port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 21 Jan

Peak

6,296

people in port · 4,176 guests + 2,120 crew

162% busier than a typical day in Napier.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
07:00 – 19:00
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How busy Napier is on Thu 21 Jan

Thursday 21 January 2027 · 2 ships · 6,296 people · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Oceania Riviera
    Oceania Cruises
    07:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
    2,058 people
  • Celebrity Edge
    Celebrity Cruises
    08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    4,238 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 Thu 21 Jan

Most people in port 08:00 – 18:00: 6,296 people on 2 ships.

Oceania Riviera
07:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
Celebrity Edge
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Napier? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    522
  • Tuesday
    292
  • Wednesday
    589
  • Thursday
    1K
  • Friday
    233
  • Saturday
    85
  • Sunday
    100

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,007
    Quiet
  2. 1,102
    Quiet
  3. 1,102
    Quiet
  4. 1,102
    Quiet
  5. 1,296
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Thu 21 Jan
    2 ships
    6,296
    Peak
  2. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    5,680
    Peak
  3. Thu 7 Jan
    1 ship
    4,162
    Peak
  4. 3,760
    Peak
  5. 2,792
    Busy

Napier port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Sat 24 Oct – Thu 21 Jan

Ship calls
16
Daily average
407
people in port
Busiest day
6,296
Thu 21 Jan · 2 ships
Days with ships
15 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Napier

Next 30 days · by cruise line

No ships are scheduled in the next 30 days.

Napier 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 Napier 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 Napier 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.