San Juan cruise crowd calendar

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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

Saturday 19 December 2026 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

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

In port on Sat 19 Dec

Peak

14,042

people in port · 9,858 guests + 4,184 crew

57% busier than a typical day in San Juan.

Ships
5
Turnarounds
4
Most ships at once
5
Ships alongside
06:00 – 20:00
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How busy San Juan is on Sat 19 Dec

Saturday 19 December 2026 · 5 ships · 14,042 people · all times local (Atlantic Standard 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 19 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 17:00: 14,042 people on 5 ships.

Rhapsody of the Seas
06:00 – 18:00 · Turnaround
Valiant Lady
06:30 – 20:00 · Turnaround
Celebrity Constellation
07:00 – 18:00 · Turnaround
Brilliant Lady
08:00 – 17:00 · Port of call
SeaDream II
times not published · Turnaround
People in port
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How busy is San Juan? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical San Juan 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 Mondays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    2.9K
  • Tuesday
    10K
  • Wednesday
    16K
  • Thursday
    11K
  • Friday
    5.6K
  • Saturday
    10K
  • Sunday
    12K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 862
    Quiet
  2. Thu 5 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,395
    Quiet
  3. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,395
    Quiet
  4. Mon 30 Nov
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Quiet
  5. Mon 4 Jan
    2 ships · 2 turnarounds
    2,384
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 27 Dec
    8 ships · 6 turnarounds
    26,807
    Peak
  2. Wed 20 Jan
    5 ships
    24,393
    Peak
  3. Tue 29 Dec
    5 ships · 1 turnaround
    21,407
    Peak
  4. Wed 30 Dec
    4 ships
    20,728
    Peak
  5. Thu 17 Dec
    4 ships
    20,401
    Peak

San Juan port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
269
Daily average
9,782
people in port
Busiest day
26,807
Sun 27 Dec · 8 ships
Days with ships
84 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at San Juan

Next 30 days · by cruise line

San Juan 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 San Juan 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 San Juan 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.