Rotterdam cruise crowd calendar

Rotterdam, Netherlands

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

Saturday 21 November 2026 · all times local (Central European Time)

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Rotterdam port guide and schedule

In port on Sat 21 Nov

Typical

3,691

people in port · 2,666 guests + 1,025 crew

12% quieter than a typical day in Rotterdam.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
07:00 – 17:00
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How busy Rotterdam is on Sat 21 Nov

Saturday 21 November 2026 · 1 ship · 3,691 people · all times local (Central European 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 Sat 21 Nov

Most people in port 07:00 – 17:00: 3,691 people on 1 ship.

ms Nieuw Statendam
07:00 – 17:00 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Rotterdam? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Rotterdam 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
    1.3K
  • Tuesday
    1.8K
  • Wednesday
    4.2K
  • Thursday
    4.1K
  • Friday
    1.5K
  • Saturday
    1.9K
  • Sunday
    664

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,918
    Quiet
  2. 1,918
    Quiet
  3. 2,732
    Light
  4. 2,732
    Light
  5. 2,770
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 4 Nov
    1 ship
    6,962
    Peak
  2. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship
    6,962
    Peak
  3. 6,773
    Peak
  4. Thu 3 Dec
    1 ship
    6,773
    Peak
  5. 6,773
    Peak

Rotterdam port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
34
Daily average
2,163
people in port
Busiest day
6,962
Wed 4 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
42 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Rotterdam

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam 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.