No cruise ships are scheduled in Bonavista today, Thursday 12 November 2026. The next is Le Lyrial on Tuesday 21 September 2027. Over the next 12 months, 2 calls bring about 754 passengers.
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Thousands of people in port, guests plus crew. Crowd level compared with a typical Bonavista day.
The crowd calendar shows every ship and how busy the port is, hour by hour, plus the quietest and busiest days for the next 90 days.
0.7 km · ~9 min by car
From the Ryan Premises, the restored fish-merchant premises on the waterfront, back to the Harbour Authority wharf area on Roper Street: about 700 m and 9 minutes on foot, mostly flat.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Typical prices, approximate. Fares change with demand, traffic and time of day.
Road times are typical and vary with traffic and weather. No official taxi tariff was found; shore transport is normally arranged through the ship or local operators.
1 terminal
There is no cruise terminal. The Harbour Authority of Bonavista manages the inner-harbour wharf on Roper Street, beside the Matthew Legacy replica ship; its listing says it can accommodate vessels up to 120 ft, with 14-25 ft of water around the wharf and floating docks for pleasure craft. Church Street's cafes are a short walk away.
The main street just up from the harbour, with The Quintal Cafe & Bistro (no. 63; breakfast, lunch and seafood dinners), the Bonavista Brewing taproom (nos. 27-29; burgers, fish and chips, pizza and local beer) and Walkham's Gate Pub.
West of the harbour beside Mockbeggar Plantation, a historic fishery site, where Neil's Yard has a food outlet.
Bonavista is a historic fishing town near the tip of the Bonavista Peninsula on Newfoundland's east coast, about 50 minutes by road north of Trinity. Cruise calls are rare and usually by small expedition ships, and the town promotes itself to cruise passengers for its heritage and coastline.
Near the harbour are the Ryan Premises, a Parks Canada site telling the 500-year story of the east coast fishery, and the Matthew Legacy, a full-scale replica of John Cabot's caravel.
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse is a good spot for whales, icebergs and puffins. Mockbeggar Plantation and Dungeon Provincial Park are also close.
