Dover Cruise Port Schedule
Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Dover gets before you commit to a port day.
Dover Cruise Port Traffic — Today
Dover cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily
This is a live Dover cruise port schedule for Dover (london), England — a real-time Dover 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 Dover this season.
Dover 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.
Dover cruise port traffic, by the numbers
What the Dover schedule actually tells you
Dover cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Friday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 438 passengers and crew. Tuesday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 0.
The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Friday, October 2, when 1 ships bring roughly 3,719 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.
Across the schedule, Dover is on track for about 0.0 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 110 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.
Dover (London), England cruise port is located in the south-east of England, on the English Channel coast. It is the closest port to mainland Europe and is the busiest ferry port in the UK. The port is situated in the town of Dover, which is the administrative centre of the Dover District and home to the iconic White Cliffs of Dover. The port is easily accessible by road, rail and air, with London being just over an hour away by car.
Full Dover port guide →Cruise lines and ships in the Dover schedule
Daily Dover 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.
Dover cruise ship schedule FAQ
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