Praia cruise crowd calendar

Praia, Cape Verde

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

Friday 11 December 2026 · all times local (Cape Verde Standard Time)

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

In port on Fri 11 Dec

Peak

3,066

people in port · 2,088 guests + 978 crew

116% busier than a typical day in Praia.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
2
Ships alongside
09:00 – 19:00
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How busy Praia is on Fri 11 Dec

Friday 11 December 2026 · 2 ships · 3,066 people · all times local (Cape Verde Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Le Champlain
    Ponant Cruises
    09:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
    296 people
  • Arcadia
    P&O Cruises
    times not published · Port of call
    2,770 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 11 Dec

Most people in port 09:00 – 19:00: 3,066 people on 2 ships.

Le Champlain
09:00 – 19:00 · Port of call
Arcadia
times not published · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Praia? Crowd calendar

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

  • Monday
    294
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    20
  • Thursday
    361
  • Friday
    438
  • Saturday
    100
  • Sunday
    759

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Wed 4 Nov
    1 ship
    66
    Quiet
  2. 66
    Quiet
  3. 66
    Quiet
  4. 66
    Quiet
  5. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    294
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,332
    Peak
  2. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship
    3,534
    Peak
  3. Sun 6 Dec
    1 ship
    3,534
    Peak
  4. 3,534
    Peak
  5. Fri 11 Dec
    2 ships
    3,066
    Peak

Praia port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
16
Daily average
281
people in port
Busiest day
4,332
Thu 10 Dec · 1 ships
Days with ships
15 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Praia

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Praia 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 Praia 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 Praia 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.