Santa Barbara cruise crowd calendar

Santa Barbara, United States

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

Monday 2 November 2026 · all times local (Pacific Time)

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Santa Barbara port guide and schedule

In port on Mon 2 Nov

Typical

4,290

people in port · 3,090 guests + 1,200 crew

4% busier than a typical day in Santa Barbara.

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 0
Most ships at once: 1
Ships alongside: 07:00 – 16:00

See the crowd calendar

How busy Santa Barbara is on Mon 2 Nov

Monday 2 November 2026 · 1 ship · 4,290 people · all times local (Pacific Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

Emerald Princess
Princess Cruises
07:00 – 16:00 · Port of call
4,290 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 Mon 2 Nov

Most people in port 07:00 – 16:00: 4,290 people on 1 ship.

Emerald Princess

07:00 – 16:00 · Port of call

People in port

06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Santa Barbara? Crowd calendar

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

Earlier months 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%

January 2027

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

February 2027

0 calls · 0 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15–16–17–18–19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–

March 2027

2 calls · 2 days with ships

1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9–10–11–12–13–14–15685 16–17–184.3k 19–20–21–22–23–24–25–26–27–28–29–30–31–

Numbers are thousands of people. Earlier days this month are faded and today is outlined.

Busiest and quietest days of the week

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

Monday
330
Tuesday
0
Wednesday
0
Thursday
0
Friday
0
Saturday
0
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

Mon 2 Nov
1 ship
4,290
Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Mon 2 Nov
1 ship
4,290
Typical

Santa Barbara port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls: 1
Daily average: 48; people in port
Busiest day: 4,290; Mon 2 Nov · 1 ships
Days with ships: 1 of 90

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Santa Barbara

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Emerald Princess1 call

Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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.