Port Douglas cruise crowd calendar

Port Douglas, Queensland Australia

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

Friday 27 November 2026

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Port Douglas port guide and schedule

In port on Fri 27 Nov

Typical

3,852

people in port · 2,852 guests + 1,000 crew

9% quieter than a typical day in Port Douglas.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 07:00 – 17:00

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How busy Port Douglas is on Fri 27 Nov

Friday 27 November 2026 · 1 ship · 3,852 people

Full ship schedule and terminals

Celebrity Solstice
Celebrity Cruises
07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
3,852 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 Fri 27 Nov

Most people in port 07:00 – 17:00: 3,852 people on 1 ship.

Celebrity Solstice

07:00 – 17:00 · Port of call

People in port

06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Port Douglas? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Port Douglas day. Select a day to see its ships.

Earlier months 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%

January 2027

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

February 2027

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–

March 2027

2 calls · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–84.2k 9–10–11–123.8k 13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

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

Monday
377
Tuesday
326
Wednesday
0
Thursday
0
Friday
296
Saturday
0
Sunday
326

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

Fri 27 Nov
1 ship
3,852
Typical
Sun 15 Nov
1 ship
4,238
Typical
Tue 8 Dec
1 ship
4,238
Typical
Mon 30 Nov
1 ship
4,906
Busy

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Mon 30 Nov
1 ship
4,906
Busy
Sun 15 Nov
1 ship
4,238
Typical
Tue 8 Dec
1 ship
4,238
Typical
Fri 27 Nov
1 ship
3,852
Typical

Port Douglas port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 4
Daily average: 191; people in port
Busiest day: 4,906; Mon 30 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships: 4 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Port Douglas

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Celebrity Edge1 call

Port Douglas 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 Port Douglas 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 Port Douglas 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.