Santiago Island cruise crowd calendar

Santiago Island, Galapagos

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

Tuesday 15 December 2026

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Santiago Island port guide and schedule

In port on Tue 15 Dec

Typical

140

people in port · 90 guests + 50 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Santiago Island.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
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How busy Santiago Island is on Tue 15 Dec

Tuesday 15 December 2026 · 1 ship · 140 people

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 Tue 15 Dec

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 140 people on 1 ship.

MV Santa Cruz II Galapagos
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People in port
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How busy is Santiago Island? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    88
  • Tuesday
    65
  • Wednesday
    46
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    28

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 90
    Light
  2. 90
    Light
  3. Mon 7 Dec
    1 ship
    90
    Light
  4. 90
    Light
  5. 90
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Mon 23 Nov
    2 ships
    240
    Peak
  2. Mon 21 Dec
    2 ships
    240
    Peak
  3. Mon 18 Jan
    2 ships
    240
    Peak
  4. 150
    Typical
  5. 150
    Typical

Santiago Island port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
23
Daily average
33
people in port
Busiest day
240
Mon 23 Nov · 2 ships
Days with ships
21 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Santiago Island

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Santiago Island 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 Santiago Island 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 Santiago Island 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.