Punta del Este cruise crowd calendar

Punta del Este, Uruguay

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

Wednesday 10 February 2027 · all times local (Uruguay Standard Time)

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Punta del Este port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 10 Feb

Peak

11,740

people in port · 8,580 guests + 3,160 crew

153% busier than a typical day in Punta del Este.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
3
Ships alongside
07:00 – 18:00
See the crowd calendar

How busy Punta del Este is on Wed 10 Feb

Wednesday 10 February 2027 · 3 ships · 11,740 people · all times local (Uruguay Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • MSC Seaview
    MSC Cruises
    07:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
    5,547 people
  • Costa Serena
    Costa Cruises
    08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    4,114 people
  • ms Zaandam
    Holland America Line
    10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    2,079 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 Wed 10 Feb

Most people in port 10:00 – 16:00: 11,740 people on 3 ships.

MSC Seaview
07:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
Costa Serena
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
ms Zaandam
10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Punta del Este? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Punta del Este 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 Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    357
  • Tuesday
    645
  • Wednesday
    2.5K
  • Thursday
    387
  • Friday
    950
  • Saturday
    418
  • Sunday
    0

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sat 9 Jan
    1 ship
    788
    Quiet
  2. 2,841
    Light
  3. Fri 1 Jan
    1 ship
    3,852
    Light
  4. 4,644
    Typical
  5. 4,644
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 18 Dec
    2 ships
    8,496
    Peak
  2. Tue 8 Dec
    1 ship
    5,547
    Busy
  3. 5,547
    Busy
  4. 5,547
    Busy
  5. 5,547
    Busy

Punta del Este port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
15
Daily average
754
people in port
Busiest day
8,496
Fri 18 Dec · 2 ships
Days with ships
14 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Punta del Este

Next 30 days · by cruise line

No ships are scheduled in the next 30 days.

Punta del Este 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 del Este 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 del Este 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.