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Cruise Willis Island Cruise Port Schedule

Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Cruise Willis Island gets before you commit to a port day.

TodayMonday, September 7, 2026
3,700
passengers + crew in port
Moderate traffic · 13% quieter than a typical day
Carnival Encounter1 PM – 2 PM
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Cruise Willis Island Cruise Port Traffic — Today

1 ship in port · September 7, 2026
Total port traffic
3,700
Passengers
2,600
Crew
1,100
Ships
1
How busy is it?
Moderate
3,700 passengers and crew — 13% quieter than a typical day.
quiettypical · 4,261peak
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Carnival EncounterCarnival EncounterCarnival Cruise Line
1 PM – 2 PM
3,700
pax + crew
5 am to midnight · solid bar = hours alongside · faded = arrival only, departure not published
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Cruise Willis Island cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily

Schedule updated Monday, September 7, 2026

This is a live Cruise Willis Island cruise port schedule for Cruise Willis Island, Australia — a real-time Cruise Willis Island 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 Cruise Willis Island this season.

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Day-by-day ship list
Arrival and departure times, passenger capacity and crew for every ship in port.
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Traffic meter
How the selected date compares with a typical day at the port.
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Three-month heat map
Green to pink across the current and next two months — find the quiet days at a glance.
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Season roster
Every cruise line and ship calling at Cruise Willis Island, with visit counts for the next 120 days.
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Cruise Willis Island cruise port schedule, September–November 2026

Green days are quiet, pink days are packed. Hover for the day's numbers, click to load its ship list.

September 2026
9k · 2 calls
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
View September 2026 schedule
traffic
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
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Cruise Willis Island cruise port traffic, by the numbers

Highest traffic day on the schedule
next 120 days
5,660
Wednesday, November 25 · 1 ship in port
Busiest day of the week
120-day average
Monday
743 passengers and crew on an average Monday
Slowest day of the week
120-day average
Friday
0 passengers and crew — about 100% below peak
Total port visitors, 2026
projected
0.2M
Passengers and crew across the full schedule, about 462 a day
people in port · Sep 7
Miami24,981
Port Canaveral19,442
Civitavecchia11,880
Fort Lauderdale11,269
Barcelona10,991
Willis Island3,700

What the Cruise Willis Island schedule actually tells you

Cruise Willis Island cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Monday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 743 passengers and crew. Friday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 0.

The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Wednesday, November 25, when 1 ships bring roughly 5,660 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.

Across the schedule, Cruise Willis Island is on track for about 0.2 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 462 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.

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Cruise Willis Island Cruise Terminal Info

Cruise Willis Island is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is situated approximately 1,000 kilometres northeast of Brisbane and is the northernmost island in the Coral Sea Islands Territory. The island is a popular destination for cruise ships, offering a range of activities such as snorkelling, fishing, and bird watching. The island is also home to a number of historical sites, including the remains of a 19th century shipwreck.

Full Cruise Willis Island port guide →
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Cruise lines and ships in the Cruise Willis Island schedule

next 30 days · 3 port calls
Carnival Cruise Line
2 ships
3
visits
Carnival Encounter
Carnival Encounter2,600 guests
2
Carnival Splendor
Carnival Splendor3,734 guests
1
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Daily Cruise Willis Island 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.

Range total
39k
Daily average
437
Peak day
5,660
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
Sep 7
Sep 17
Sep 27
Oct 7
Oct 17
Oct 27
Nov 6
Nov 16
Nov 26
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Cruise Willis Island cruise ship schedule FAQ

The ships-in-port panel opens on today's date by default. It lists every ship berthed at Cruise Willis Island, Australia, its arrival and departure times, and the combined passenger and crew count. Use the Next arrow or the calendar dropdown to move to any other date — days with at least one ship show a pink dot.
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