Oslo cruise crowd calendar

Oslo, Norway

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

Wednesday 23 December 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

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

In port on Wed 23 Dec

Peak

9,505

people in port · 7,110 guests + 2,395 crew

127% busier than a typical day in Oslo.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
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How busy Oslo is on Wed 23 Dec

Wednesday 23 December 2026 · 2 ships · 9,505 people · all times local (Central European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • AIDAnova
    AIDA Cruises
    from Tue 22 Dec – 18:00 · Port of call
    6,773 people
  • Aurora
    P&O Cruises
    departs overnight · Port of call
    2,732 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 23 Dec

Most people in port 00:00 – 18:00: 9,505 people on 2 ships.

AIDAnova
from Tue 22 Dec – 18:00 · Port of call
Aurora
departs overnight · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Oslo? Crowd calendar

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

  • Monday
    1.1K
  • Tuesday
    2.1K
  • Wednesday
    2.4K
  • Thursday
    2K
  • Friday
    808
  • Saturday
    825
  • Sunday
    118

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Wed 2 Dec
    1 ship
    788
    Quiet
  2. 1,539
    Quiet
  3. 1,539
    Quiet
  4. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship
    2,637
    Light
  5. 2,732
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 23 Dec
    2 ships
    9,505
    Peak
  2. 6,773
    Peak
  3. 6,773
    Peak
  4. 6,773
    Peak
  5. Tue 8 Dec
    1 ship
    6,773
    Peak

Oslo port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
18
Daily average
1,318
people in port
Busiest day
9,505
Wed 23 Dec · 2 ships
Days with ships
23 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Oslo

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Oslo 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 Oslo 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 Oslo 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.