Oranjestad cruise crowd calendar

Oranjestad, Aruba

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Today · Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18
Oranjestad port guide and schedule

In port today

Busy

10,973

people in port · 7,840 guests + 3,133 crew

41% busier than a typical day in Oranjestad.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
8:00 am – 11:00 pm
See the crowd calendar

How busy Oranjestad is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 2 ships · 10,973 people · all times local (Atlantic 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 today

Most people in port 8 am – 5 pm: 10,973 people on 2 ships.

ms Nieuw Amsterdam
8:00 am – 5:00 pm · Port of call
Wonder of the Seas
8:00 am – 11:00 pm · Port of call
Now 10:49 am
People in port
6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm9 pm

How busy is Oranjestad? Crowd calendar

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

Wednesdays are the busiest and Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    6.9K
  • Tuesday
    11K
  • Wednesday
    11K
  • Thursday
    6.5K
  • Friday
    2K
  • Saturday
    3.6K
  • Sunday
    6.1K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 333
    Quiet
  2. 1,725
    Quiet
  3. 2,590
    Quiet
  4. 2,637
    Quiet
  5. 2,752
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 13 Jan
    3 ships
    16,052
    Peak
  2. Tue 26 Jan
    3 ships
    15,998
    Peak
  3. Tue 24 Nov
    3 ships
    14,631
    Peak
  4. Wed 30 Dec
    3 ships
    14,462
    Peak
  5. Tue 19 Jan
    4 ships
    13,485
    Peak

Oranjestad port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Thu 12 Nov – Tue 9 Feb

Ship calls
162
Daily average
6,668
people in port
Busiest day
16,052
Wed 13 Jan · 3 ships
Days with ships
76 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Oranjestad

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Oranjestad 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 Oranjestad 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 Oranjestad 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.