Shimizu cruise crowd calendar

Shimizu, Japan Shizuoka

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

Wednesday 14 April 2027

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Shimizu port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 14 Apr

Quiet

1,296

people in port · 754 guests + 542 crew

59% quieter than a typical day in Shimizu.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:00
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How busy Shimizu is on Wed 14 Apr

Wednesday 14 April 2027 · 1 ship · 1,296 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 Wed 14 Apr

Most people in port 08:00 – 18:00: 1,296 people on 1 ship.

Seven Seas Explorer
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Shimizu? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    479
  • Tuesday
    876
  • Wednesday
    574
  • Thursday
    0
  • Friday
    585
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    504

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Wed 4 Nov
    1 ship
    862
    Quiet
  2. Mon 9 Nov
    1 ship
    2,785
    Typical
  3. Sun 25 Oct
    2 ships
    3,119
    Typical
  4. 3,155
    Typical
  5. 3,439
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 30 Oct
    2 ships
    4,162
    Busy
  2. Tue 27 Oct
    2 ships
    4,144
    Busy
  3. 3,810
    Busy
  4. 3,439
    Typical
  5. 3,439
    Typical

Shimizu port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
15
Daily average
436
people in port
Busiest day
4,162
Fri 30 Oct · 2 ships
Days with ships
12 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Shimizu

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Shimizu 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 Shimizu 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 Shimizu 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.