St. Thomas cruise crowd calendar

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

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

Thursday 12 November 2026 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

In port today

Peak

23,530

people in port · 16,669 guests + 6,861 crew

375% busier than a typical day in St. Thomas.

Ships
4
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
4
Ships alongside
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
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How busy St. Thomas is today

Thursday 12 November 2026 · 4 ships · 23,530 people · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Celebrity Xcel
    Celebrity Cruises
    7:00 am – 4:00 pm · Port of call
    4,295 people
  • Norwegian Breakaway
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    7:00 am – 2:00 pm · Port of call
    5,620 people
  • Norwegian Epic
    Norwegian Cruise Line
    7:00 am – 3:00 pm · Port of call
    5,794 people
  • Allure of the Seas
    Royal Caribbean
    8:00 am – 6:00 pm · Port of call
    7,821 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 today

Most people in port 8 am – 2 pm: 23,530 people on 4 ships.

Celebrity Xcel
7:00 am – 4:00 pm · Port of call
Norwegian Breakaway
7:00 am – 2:00 pm · Port of call
Norwegian Epic
7:00 am – 3:00 pm · Port of call
Allure of the Seas
8:00 am – 6:00 pm · Port of call
People in port
6 am9 amnoon3 pm6 pm

How busy is St. Thomas? Crowd calendar

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

  • 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 Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    10K
  • Tuesday
    9.6K
  • Wednesday
    23K
  • Thursday
    16K
  • Friday
    4.2K
  • Saturday
    8.2K
  • Sunday
    7.7K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 2,590
    Light
  2. 2,812
    Light
  3. 2,812
    Light
  4. Sun 31 Jan
    2 ships · 1 turnaround
    3,001
    Light
  5. 3,054
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 2 Dec
    5 ships
    26,304
    Peak
  2. Wed 25 Nov
    4 ships
    24,885
    Peak
  3. Wed 16 Dec
    4 ships
    24,885
    Peak
  4. Wed 6 Jan
    4 ships
    24,885
    Peak
  5. Wed 3 Feb
    5 ships
    24,852
    Peak

St. Thomas port traffic, next 90 days

People in port per day · Thu 12 Nov – Tue 9 Feb

Ship calls
236
Daily average
11,188
people in port
Busiest day
26,304
Wed 2 Dec · 5 ships
Days with ships
82 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at St. Thomas

Next 30 days · by cruise line

St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas 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.