Puerto Natales cruise crowd calendar

Puerto Natales, Chile

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

Saturday 7 November 2026 · all times local (Punta Arenas Time)

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

Puerto Natales port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 7 Nov

Quiet

275

people in port · 200 guests + 75 crew

60% quieter than a typical day in Puerto Natales.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1

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How busy Puerto Natales is on Sat 7 Nov

Saturday 7 November 2026 · 1 ship · 275 people · all times local (Punta Arenas Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

MS Fram
HX Expeditions
times not published · Port of call
275 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 Sat 7 Nov

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 275 people on 1 ship.

MS Fram

times not published · Port of call

People in port

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How busy is Puerto Natales? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Puerto Natales 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%

November 2026

1 call · 1 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7275 8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–

December 2026

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–

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–

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 Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

Monday
52
Tuesday
0
Wednesday
0
Thursday
0
Friday
0
Saturday
21
Sunday
52

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

Sat 7 Nov
1 ship
275
Quiet
Sun 25 Oct
1 ship
681
Typical
Mon 26 Oct
1 ship
681
Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Sun 25 Oct
1 ship
681
Typical
Mon 26 Oct
1 ship
681
Typical
Sat 7 Nov
1 ship
275
Quiet

Puerto Natales port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 2
Daily average: 18; people in port
Busiest day: 681; Sun 25 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships: 3 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Puerto Natales

Next 30 days · by cruise line

MS Fram1 call
MS Fridtjof Nansen1 call

Puerto Natales 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 Puerto Natales 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 Puerto Natales 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.