Wellington cruise crowd calendar

Wellington, New Zealand

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

Wednesday 30 December 2026 · all times local (New Zealand Time)

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

In port on Wed 30 Dec

Light

1,395

people in port · 930 guests + 465 crew

36% quieter than a typical day in Wellington.

Ships
1
Turnarounds
0
Most ships at once
1
See the crowd calendar

How busy Wellington is on Wed 30 Dec

Wednesday 30 December 2026 · 1 ship · 1,395 people · all times local (New Zealand Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals
  • Viking Venus
    Viking Ocean
    times not published · Port of call
    1,395 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 Wed 30 Dec

Most people in port 00:00 – 00:00: 1,395 people on 1 ship.

Viking Venus
times not published · Port of call
People in port
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How busy is Wellington? Crowd calendar

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

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

  • Monday
    177
  • Tuesday
    496
  • Wednesday
    1.4K
  • Thursday
    557
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    396

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. 1,007
    Quiet
  2. 1,102
    Light
  3. 1,102
    Light
  4. 1,296
    Light
  5. 1,296
    Light

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Wed 11 Nov
    2 ships
    6,954
    Peak
  2. Wed 2 Dec
    2 ships
    5,557
    Peak
  3. Wed 20 Jan
    2 ships
    4,850
    Peak
  4. 4,238
    Peak
  5. Thu 14 Jan
    2 ships
    3,894
    Peak

Wellington port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
18
Daily average
437
people in port
Busiest day
6,954
Wed 11 Nov · 2 ships
Days with ships
14 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Wellington

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Wellington 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 Wellington 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 Wellington 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.