Punta Arenas cruise crowd calendar

Punta Arenas, Chile

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

Tuesday 23 February 2027 · all times local (Punta Arenas Time)

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Punta Arenas port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 23 Feb

Typical

1,264

people in port · 818 guests + 446 crew

10% busier than a typical day in Punta Arenas.

Ships
2
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
2
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How busy Punta Arenas is on Tue 23 Feb

Tuesday 23 February 2027 · 2 ships · 1,264 people · all times local (Punta Arenas Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Oceania Insignia
    Oceania Cruises
    from Mon 22 Feb – 13:00 · Port of call
    1,070 people
  • Sylvia Earle
    Aurora Expeditions
    times not published · Turnaround
    194 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 Tue 23 Feb

Most people in port 00:00 – 13:00: 1,264 people on 2 ships.

Oceania Insignia
from Mon 22 Feb – 13:00 · Port of call
Sylvia Earle
times not published · Turnaround
People in port
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How busy is Punta Arenas? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Punta Arenas day. Select a day to see its ships.

Earlier monthsLater 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

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

  • Monday
    1.5K
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    49
  • Thursday
    494
  • Friday
    411
  • Saturday
    326
  • Sunday
    485

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 13 Jan
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    256
    Quiet
  2. 256
    Quiet
  3. 384
    Quiet
  4. 384
    Quiet
  5. 384
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Mon 14 Dec
    2 ships
    7,966
    Peak
  2. 4,906
    Peak
  3. 4,906
    Peak
  4. 4,906
    Peak
  5. Sat 16 Jan
    2 ships
    4,236
    Peak

Punta Arenas port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
18
Daily average
467
people in port
Busiest day
7,966
Mon 14 Dec · 2 ships
Days with ships
16 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Punta Arenas

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Punta Arenas 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 Punta Arenas 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 Punta Arenas 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.