Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) cruise crowd calendar

Palm Beach (Riviera Beach), Florida

How many cruise ships and people are in Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) today and on the days ahead, and which days are quietest to sail or visit.

Thursday 24 December 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

Today · Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29
Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) port guide and schedule

In port on Thu 24 Dec

Typical

1,958

people in port · 1,308 guests + 650 crew

About as busy as a typical day in Palm Beach (Riviera Beach).

Ships
1
Turnarounds
1
Most ships at once
1
Ships alongside
08:00 – 15:30
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How busy Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) is on Thu 24 Dec

Thursday 24 December 2026 · 1 ship · 1,958 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

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 Thu 24 Dec

Most people in port 08:00 – 15:00: 1,958 people on 1 ship.

Margaritaville Paradise
08:00 – 15:30 · Turnaround
People in port
06:0009:0012:0015:0018:00

How busy is Palm Beach (Riviera Beach)? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) 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

Fridays are the busiest and Saturdays the quietest over the next 90 days. Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) is a turnaround port: most ships end and start their cruises here, so those days bring the biggest crowds at the terminals.

  • Monday
    1.7K
  • Tuesday
    151
  • Wednesday
    0
  • Thursday
    163
  • Friday
    1.8K
  • Saturday
    0
  • Sunday
    258

Average people in port, next 90 days

Quietest and busiest days ahead

Quietest days with ships

Next 90 days · fewest people in port

  1. Sun 27 Dec
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,395
    Light
  2. Fri 23 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Typical
  3. Tue 27 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Typical
  4. Fri 30 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Typical
  5. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Fri 23 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Typical
  2. Tue 27 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Typical
  3. Fri 30 Oct
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Typical
  4. Mon 2 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Typical
  5. Fri 6 Nov
    1 ship · 1 turnaround
    1,958
    Typical

Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
27
Daily average
581
people in port
Busiest day
1,958
Fri 23 Oct · 1 ships
Days with ships
27 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Palm Beach (Riviera Beach)

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) 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 Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) 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 in Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) are on turnaround: one cruise ends and the next one boards on the same day. Terminals, roads and parking are busiest on those days.

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.