Willis Island cruise crowd calendar

Willis Island, Coral Sea, Australia

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

Wednesday 28 October 2026

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Willis Island port guide and schedule

In port on Wed 28 Oct

No ships

0

No cruise ships scheduled

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How busy Willis Island is on Wed 28 Oct

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · 0 ships · 0 people

Full ship schedule and terminals

No cruise ships are scheduled in Willis Island on Wed 28 Oct.

How busy is Willis Island? Crowd calendar

People in port each day, guests plus crew, compared with a typical Willis Island 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 Fridays the quietest over the next 90 days.

  • Monday
    403
  • Tuesday
    1.2K
  • Wednesday
    1.2K
  • Thursday
    616
  • Friday
    0
  • Saturday
    575
  • Sunday
    289

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. Sat 2 Jan
    1 ship
    3,186
    Light
  3. 3,696
    Typical
  4. 3,696
    Typical
  5. 3,696
    Typical

Busiest days

Next 90 days · most people in port

  1. Tue 19 Jan
    2 ships
    6,882
    Peak
  2. 5,680
    Peak
  3. 5,680
    Peak
  4. Tue 1 Dec
    1 ship
    4,906
    Busy
  5. 4,290
    Typical

Willis Island port traffic, next 90 days

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

Ship calls
14
Daily average
611
people in port
Busiest day
6,882
Tue 19 Jan · 2 ships
Days with ships
13 of 90

Today is outlined. Hover a bar for the day.

Ships calling at Willis Island

Next 30 days · by cruise line

Willis Island 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 Willis Island 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 Willis Island 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.