How do I find out how crowded a port will be?

[Jill-z]

Just one more question, I see on some of these posts that people seem to know how many ships will be docked at the same port as theirs at any given destination. I'd like to check out how crowded the ports will be that i'll be at. Anyone know?

[goin' cruisin']

You can go to a particular port's website and sometimes, or more often than not, they will have a calender of which ship is in what port on which date during the current year's cruising season.

Or the really tedious way to find out is to go the each of the cruise line's web site and look at their itineraries for the week in question. But again, that's real tedious.

[Dwayne]

I would say the same as GC. I don't know how well it is up to date, as I have not used it recently, but here is a link to one I have used.

[cousins]

Cool link, thanks. It's amazing to think 5,000 people will dump off in Halifax within the hour. That's CRAZY. In Boston 3 ships are there. One is called Saga Holiday. Never heard of it??? Anyone know what this is?

[steve elster]

Hi cousins Saga is a uk holiday company the ships I think are the Rose & Ruby the company runs holidays for the over 55yrs, I dont use it because im in denial, but Boston will rock, regards Steve

[Andrealovescruising]

Dwayne, while it's an interesting link, it's also a little daunting to me to know that anyone can find out.... what ships, when and where.
Just my own observation in a not-so-safe world.
A'ndrea

[cousins]

Are they smaller ships? It didn't say how many passengers just Saga Holiday.

[susanmaz]

Here's another link for ship calendars.

http://www.cruisecal.com/dnn3/

[Dwayne]

susanmaz, Thanks, I like that one better because the other doesn't have Cozumel or Bahamas.

[Jill-z]

Thanks for the great answers and links. Looks like the legend 7/1 will have un-crowded ports the whole trip. Lucky me.