Amber Cove cruise crowd calendar

Amber Cove, Dominican Republic

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

Friday 25 December 2026 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

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

In port on Fri 25 Dec

Peak

16,390

people in port · 11,672 guests + 4,718 crew

67% busier than a typical day in Amber Cove.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
3
Ships alongside
09:00 – 18:00
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How busy Amber Cove is on Fri 25 Dec

Friday 25 December 2026 · 3 ships · 16,390 people · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Norwegian Escape
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    09:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
    5,999 people
  • MSC Meraviglia
    MSC Cruises
    10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    6,096 people
  • Celebrity Xcel
    Celebrity Cruises
    11:59 – 18:00 · Port of call
    4,295 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 25 Dec

Most people in port 12:00 – 16:00: 16,390 people on 3 ships.

Norwegian Escape
09:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
MSC Meraviglia
10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
Celebrity Xcel
11:59 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Amber Cove? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    10K
  • Tuesday
    18K
  • Wednesday
    16K
  • Thursday
    13K
  • Friday
    12K
  • Saturday
    4.2K
  • Sunday
    4.5K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sun 3 Jan
    1 ship
    1,566
    Quiet
  2. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship
    2,895
    Quiet
  3. 3,110
    Quiet
  4. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    4,230
    Quiet
  5. Mon 4 Jan
    1 ship
    4,230
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 6 Jan
    5 ships
    27,365
    Peak
  2. Wed 20 Jan
    5 ships
    25,853
    Peak
  3. Fri 8 Jan
    4 ships
    25,816
    Peak
  4. Tue 29 Dec
    5 ships
    24,603
    Peak
  5. Mon 14 Dec
    4 ships
    23,394
    Peak

Amber Cove port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
198
Daily average
11,032
people in port
Busiest day
27,365
Wed 6 Jan · 5 ships
Days with ships
80 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Amber Cove

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Amber Cove 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 Amber Cove 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 Amber Cove 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.