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.

Sunday 20 December 2026 · all times local (United Kingdom Time)

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

In port on Sun 20 Dec

Typical

1,539

people in port · 999 guests + 540 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Portsmouth.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
07:00 – 17:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Portsmouth is on Sun 20 Dec

Sunday 20 December 2026 · 1 ship · 1,539 people · all times local (United Kingdom 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 Sun 20 Dec

Most people in port 07:00 – 17:00: 1,539 people on 1 ship.

Spirit of Discovery
07:00 – 17:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

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
    218
  • Tuesday
    118
  • Wednesday
    237
  • Thursday
    257
  • Friday
    118
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    586

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship
    1,295
    Light
  2. 1,463
    Typical
  3. Sun 25 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  4. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  5. Thu 19 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 25 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  2. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  3. Thu 19 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  4. Sun 22 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical
  5. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,539
    Typical

Portsmouth port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
13
Daily average
219
people in port
Busiest day
1,539
Sun 25 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
13 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.