Quebec City cruise crowd calendar

Quebec City, Canada

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

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

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

In port on Thu 22 Oct

Peak

3,780

people in port · 2,680 guests + 1,100 crew

68% busier than a typical day in Quebec City.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
See the crowd calendar

How busy Quebec City is on Thu 22 Oct

Thursday 22 October 2026 · 1 ship · 3,780 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

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 Thu 22 Oct

Most people in port 09:00 – 00:00: 3,780 people on 1 ship.

Sapphire Princess
arrives 09:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00

How busy is Quebec City? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Quebec City 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

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

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    180
  • Friday
    410
  • Saturday
    100
  • Sunday
    119

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 690
    Quiet
  2. 862
    Quiet
  3. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship
    862
    Quiet
  4. 1,296
    Light
  5. Thu 29 Oct
    2 ships
    2,158
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 23 Oct
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    4,470
    Peak
  2. Thu 29 Oct
    2 ships
    2,158
    Typical
  3. 1,296
    Light
  4. 862
    Quiet
  5. Sun 1 Nov
    1 ship
    862
    Quiet

Quebec City port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
7
Daily average
115
people in port
Busiest day
4,470
Fri 23 Oct · 2 ships
Days with ships
6 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Quebec City

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Quebec City 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 Quebec City 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 Quebec City 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.