Airlie Beach Cruise Port Schedule
Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Airlie Beach gets before you commit to a port day.
Airlie Beach Cruise Port Traffic — Today
Airlie Beach cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily
This is a live Airlie Beach cruise port schedule for Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia — a real-time Airlie Beach cruise terminal schedule. Pick any date to see which ships are docked, when each one arrives and sails, how many passengers and crew are aboard, and how the day's total compares with a typical day at the port.
Cruisers use it to pick quieter days to be in port. Anyone working around the port can see how many passengers and crew are due in before the day starts.
Everything below runs off the same schedule feed: a three-month heat map, traffic highlights, a 90-day chart, and a full roster of the cruise lines and ships calling at Airlie Beach this season.
Airlie Beach cruise port schedule, October–December 2026
Green days are quiet, pink days are packed. Hover for the day's numbers, click to load its ship list.
Airlie Beach cruise port traffic, by the numbers
What the Airlie Beach schedule actually tells you
Airlie Beach cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Wednesday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 1,393 passengers and crew. Sunday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 569.
The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Friday, January 29, when 2 ships bring roughly 9,354 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.
Across the schedule, Airlie Beach is on track for about 0.4 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 1,011 people a day.
Use the heat map above to find a green day if you want a quieter port, or a pink day if you want the biggest ships in port at the same time.
Airlie Beach is located in the Whitsunday region of Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the east coast of the Whitsunday Coast, approximately 1,160 kilometres (721 miles) north of Brisbane and 880 kilometres (547 miles) south of Cairns. The port is located on the Coral Sea, just off the coast of the mainland, and is the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. It is a popular destination for tourists, offering a range of activities such as sailing, snorkelling, fishing, and swimming. The port is also home to a number of cruise ships, which offer trips to the Great Barrier Reef and other nearby islands.
Full Airlie Beach port guide →Cruise lines and ships in the Airlie Beach schedule
Daily Airlie Beach cruise port traffic chart
Scheduled passengers and crew, day by day. Hover a bar for that day's totals, click to open it up top.
Airlie Beach cruise ship schedule FAQ
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