Road Town cruise crowd calendar

Road Town, Tortola

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

Friday 22 January 2027 · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

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

In port on Fri 22 Jan

Busy

6,525

people in port · 4,712 guests + 1,813 crew

19% busier than a typical day in Road Town.

Ships
3
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
3
Ships alongside
08:00 – 18:00
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How busy Road Town is on Fri 22 Jan

Friday 22 January 2027 · 3 ships · 6,525 people · all times local (Atlantic Standard Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Renaissance
    Ambassador Cruise Line
    08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    1,818 people
  • Silver Ray
    Silversea
    08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
    728 people
  • times not published · Port of call
    3,979 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 Fri 22 Jan

Most people in port 08:00 – 18:00: 6,525 people on 3 ships.

Renaissance
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
Silver Ray
08:00 – 18:00 · Port of call
Queen Mary 2
times not published · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Road Town? Crowd calendar

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

Thursdays are the busiest and Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    6K
  • Tuesday
    6.1K
  • Wednesday
    7.9K
  • Thursday
    8.3K
  • Friday
    4.7K
  • Saturday
    5.2K
  • Sunday
    8K

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,070
    Quiet
  2. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship
    1,118
    Quiet
  3. Fri 1 Jan
    1 ship
    1,148
    Quiet
  4. 1,562
    Quiet
  5. 2,594
    Quiet

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Sun 27 Dec
    4 ships
    13,795
    Peak
  2. Wed 6 Jan
    3 ships
    13,636
    Peak
  3. Thu 17 Dec
    3 ships
    13,531
    Peak
  4. Sun 3 Jan
    3 ships
    12,799
    Peak
  5. Thu 31 Dec
    3 ships
    12,563
    Peak

Road Town port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
177
Daily average
6,567
people in port
Busiest day
13,795
Sun 27 Dec · 4 ships
Days with ships
83 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Road Town

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Road Town 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 Road Town 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 Road Town 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.