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.

Sunday 27 December 2026 · all times local (Eastern Time)

Today · Fri 23 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29

Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) port guide and schedule

In port on Sun 27 Dec

Light

1,395

people in port · 930 guests + 465 crew

29% quieter than a typical day in Palm Beach (Riviera Beach).

Ships: 1
Turnarounds: 1
Most ships at once: 1

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How busy Palm Beach (Riviera Beach) is on Sun 27 Dec

Sunday 27 December 2026 · 1 ship · 1,395 people · all times local (Eastern Time)

Full ship schedule and terminals

Viking Mars
Viking Ocean
times not published · Turnaround
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 Sun 27 Dec

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

Viking Mars

times not published · Turnaround

People in port

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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.

Earlier months 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%

December 2026

9 calls · 9 days with ships

1–2–3–42.0k 5–6–72.0k 8–9–10–112.0k 12–13–142.0k 15–16–17–182.0k 19–20–212.0k 22–23–242.0k 25–26–271.4k 282.0k 29–30–31–

January 2027

9 calls · 9 days with ships

12.0k 2–3–42.0k 5–6–7–82.0k 9–10–112.0k 12–13–14–152.0k 16–172.0k 18–19–20–21–222.0k 23–24–252.0k 26–27–28–292.0k 30–31–

February 2027

8 calls · 8 days with ships

12.0k 2–3–4–52.0k 6–7–82.0k 9–10–11–122.0k 13–142.0k 15–16–17–18–192.0k 20–21–222.0k 23–24–25–262.0k 27–28–

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

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

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

Fri 23 Oct
1 ship · 1 turnaround
1,958
Typical
Tue 27 Oct
1 ship · 1 turnaround
1,958
Typical
Fri 30 Oct
1 ship · 1 turnaround
1,958
Typical
Mon 2 Nov
1 ship · 1 turnaround
1,958
Typical
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

23 Oct1 Nov1 Dec1 Jan

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Palm Beach (Riviera Beach)

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Margaritaville Paradise9 calls

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.