Portsmouth cruise crowd calendar

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

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Portsmouth port guide and schedule

In port today

No ships

0

No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Portsmouth is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Portsmouth today.

How busy is Portsmouth? Crowd calendar

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

Sundays are the busiest and Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Portsmouth is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    118
  • Tuesday
    118
  • Wednesday
    257
  • Thursday
    355
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    468

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,463
    Typical
  2. Thu 19 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  3. Sun 22 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  4. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  5. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Thu 19 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  2. Sun 22 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  3. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  4. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  5. Sun 20 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical

Portsmouth port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
11
Daily average
187
people in port
Busiest day
1,539
Thu 19 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
11 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Portsmouth

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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 in Portsmouth are on turnaround: one cruise ends and the next one boards on the same day. Terminals, roads and parking are busiest on those days.

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.