Sakata cruise crowd calendar

Sakata, Japan Yamagata

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

Tuesday 20 April 2027

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Sakata port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 20 Apr

Light

2,785

people in port · 1,968 guests + 817 crew

26% quieter than a typical day in Sakata.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
10:00 – 18:00
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How busy Sakata is on Tue 20 Apr

Tuesday 20 April 2027 · 1 ship · 2,785 people

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • ms Westerdam
    Holland America Line
    10:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    2,785 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 Tue 20 Apr

Most people in port 10:00 – 18:00: 2,785 people on 1 ship.

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

How busy is Sakata? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    0
  • Tuesday
    265
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    293
  • 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. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    3,439
    Typical
  2. 3,810
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. 3,810
    Typical
  2. Tue 3 Nov
    1 ship
    3,439
    Typical

Sakata port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
2
Daily average
81
people in port
Busiest day
3,810
Sat 14 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships
2 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Sakata

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Sakata 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 Sakata 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 Sakata 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.