Portland cruise crowd calendar

Portland, United States

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

Friday 23 October 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

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Portland port guide and schedule

In port today

Quiet

1,136

people in port · 606 guests + 530 crew

77% quieter than a typical day in Portland.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
09:00 – 17:00
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How busy Portland is today

Friday 23 October 2026 · 1 ship · 1,136 people · all times local (Eastern 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 09:00 – 17:00: 1,136 people on 1 ship.

Crystal Symphony
09:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
Now 11:12
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Portland? Crowd calendar

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

Tuesdays are the busiest and Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    86
  • Tuesday
    755
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    87
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,118
    Quiet
  2. 1,136
    Quiet
  3. 4,906
    Typical
  4. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    4,906
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,906
    Typical
  2. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    4,906
    Typical
  3. 1,136
    Quiet
  4. 1,118
    Quiet

Portland port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
4
Daily average
134
people in port
Busiest day
4,906
Tue 27 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
4 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Portland

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland 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.