Riga cruise crowd calendar

Riga, Latvia

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

Saturday 26 December 2026 · all times local (Eastern European Time)

In port on Sat 26 Dec

Busy

4,186

people in port · 3,286 guests + 900 crew

22% busier than a typical day in Riga.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
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How busy Riga is on Sat 26 Dec

Saturday 26 December 2026 · 1 ship · 4,186 people · all times local (Eastern European Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • AIDAprima
    AIDA Cruises
    from Fri 25 Dec – 14:00 · Port of call
    4,186 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 Sat 26 Dec

Most people in port 00:00 – 14:00: 4,186 people on 1 ship.

AIDAprima
from Fri 25 Dec – 14:00 · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Riga? Crowd calendar

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

  • 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 Sundays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    35
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    35
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    357
  • Saturday
    322
  • 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. 460
    Quiet
  2. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    460
    Quiet
  3. 460
    Quiet
  4. 4,186
    Busy
  5. 4,186
    Busy

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,186
    Busy
  2. 4,186
    Busy
  3. 460
    Quiet
  4. Wed 9 Dec
    1 ship
    460
    Quiet
  5. 460
    Quiet

Riga port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
4
Daily average
108
people in port
Busiest day
4,186
Fri 25 Dec · 1 ships
Days with ships
5 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Riga 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 Riga 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 Riga 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.