Pulau Penang Island cruise crowd calendar

Pulau Penang Island, Georgetown, Malaysia Penang

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

Thursday 22 October 2026 · all times local (Malaysia Time)

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Pulau Penang Island port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 22 Oct

No ships

0

No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Pulau Penang Island is on Thu 22 Oct

Thursday 22 October 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people · all times local (Malaysia Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Pulau Penang Island on Thu 22 Oct.

How busy is Pulau Penang Island? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Pulau Penang Island 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

Wednesdays are the busiest and Thursdays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    1.2K
  • Tuesday
    3.6K
  • Wednesday
    4.3K
  • Thursday
    405
  • Friday
    2.9K
  • Saturday
    1.6K
  • Sunday
    618

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Thu 3 Dec
    1 ship
    334
    Quiet
  2. 334
    Quiet
  3. 1,040
    Quiet
  4. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship
    1,070
    Quiet
  5. 1,070
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 20 Jan
    3 ships
    10,302
    Peak
  2. Tue 15 Dec
    3 ships
    8,265
    Peak
  3. Sat 16 Jan
    2 ships
    8,134
    Peak
  4. Tue 5 Jan
    2 ships
    7,590
    Peak
  5. Wed 6 Jan
    2 ships
    6,238
    Busy

Pulau Penang Island port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
51
Daily average
2,104
people in port
Busiest day
10,302
Wed 20 Jan · 3 ships
Days with ships
44 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Pulau Penang Island

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Pulau Penang Island 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 Pulau Penang Island 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 Pulau Penang Island 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.