Phuket cruise crowd calendar

Phuket, Thailand

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

Saturday 26 December 2026 · all times local (Indochina Time)

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

In port on Sat 26 Dec

Busy

4,600

people in port · 3,368 guests + 1,232 crew

46% busier than a typical day in Phuket.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 20:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Phuket is on Sat 26 Dec

Saturday 26 December 2026 · 1 ship · 4,600 people · all times local (Indochina 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 Sat 26 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 20:00: 4,600 people on 1 ship.

Navigator of the Seas
08:00 – 20:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Phuket? Crowd calendar

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

  • Monday
    1.2K
  • Tuesday
    1.1K
  • Wednesday
    3.8K
  • Thursday
    1.1K
  • Friday
    615
  • Saturday
    2.5K
  • Sunday
    1.7K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    334
    Quiet
  2. 862
    Quiet
  3. 1,040
    Quiet
  4. 1,040
    Quiet
  5. 1,070
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 23 Dec
    2 ships
    8,523
    Peak
  2. Sun 17 Jan
    3 ships · 1 turnaround
    8,468
    Peak
  3. Wed 6 Jan
    2 ships
    7,590
    Peak
  4. Wed 25 Nov
    2 ships
    6,438
    Peak
  5. 5,368
    Peak

Phuket port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
37
Daily average
1,731
people in port
Busiest day
8,523
Wed 23 Dec · 2 ships
Days with ships
39 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Phuket

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Phuket 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 Phuket 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 Phuket 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.