Saint John cruise crowd calendar

Saint John, Canada

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

Sunday 30 May 2027 · all times local (Atlantic Time)

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Saint John port guide and schedule

In port on Sun 30 May

Typical

5,551

people in port · 4,126 guests + 1,425 crew

13% busier than a typical day in Saint John.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
10:00 – 18:00
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How busy Saint John is on Sun 30 May

Sunday 30 May 2027 · 1 ship · 5,551 people · all times local (Atlantic 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 Sun 30 May

Most people in port 10:00 – 18:00: 5,551 people on 1 ship.

Carnival Firenze
10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Saint John? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Saint John 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

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

  • Monday
    154
  • Tuesday
    0
  • Wednesday
    755
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    214

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 2,000
    Quiet
  2. 2,782
    Light
  3. 4,906
    Typical
  4. Wed 4 Nov
    1 ship
    4,906
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 4,906
    Typical
  2. Wed 4 Nov
    1 ship
    4,906
    Typical
  3. 2,782
    Light
  4. 2,000
    Quiet

Saint John port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
4
Daily average
162
people in port
Busiest day
4,906
Wed 28 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
4 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Saint John

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Saint John 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 Saint John 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 Saint John 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.