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Honolulu Cruise Port Schedule

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

TodayMonday, October 5, 2026
7,718
passengers + crew in port
Peak traffic · 90% busier than a typical day
Quantum of the Seasuntil 8 PM
Riviera6 AM – 9 PM
// 01 · cruise ship schedule in honolulu

Honolulu Cruise Port Traffic — Today

2 ships in port · October 5, 2026
Total port traffic
7,718
Passengers
5,418
Crew
2,300
Ships
2
How busy is it?
Peak
7,718 passengers and crew — 90% busier than a typical day.
quiettypical · 4,065peak
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Quantum of the SeasQuantum of the SeasRoyal Caribbean Cruise Line
until 8 PM
5,660
pax + crew
RivieraRivieraOceania Cruise Line
6 AM – 9 PM
2,058
pax + crew
5 am to midnight · solid bar = hours alongside · faded = arrival only, departure not published
// 02 · about this tool

Honolulu cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily

Schedule updated Monday, October 5, 2026

This is a live Honolulu cruise port schedule for Honolulu, Oahu — a real-time Honolulu 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 Honolulu this season.

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Day-by-day ship list
Arrival and departure times, passenger capacity and crew for every ship in port.
02
Traffic meter
How the selected date compares with a typical day at the port.
03
Three-month heat map
Green to pink across the current and next two months — find the quiet days at a glance.
04
Season roster
Every cruise line and ship calling at Honolulu, with visit counts for the next 120 days.
// 03 · monthly cruise ship traffic view

Honolulu 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.

October 2026
63k · 17 calls
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
View October 2026 schedule
traffic
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
// 04 · traffic highlights

Honolulu cruise port traffic, by the numbers

Highest traffic day on the schedule
next 120 days
8,094
Saturday, October 17 · 2 ships in port
Busiest day of the week
120-day average
Saturday
4,749 passengers and crew on an average Saturday
Slowest day of the week
120-day average
Thursday
293 passengers and crew — about 94% below peak
Total port visitors, 2026
projected
0.6M
Passengers and crew across the full schedule, about 1,524 a day
people in port · Oct 5
Miami24,981
Port Canaveral19,442
Fort Lauderdale11,269
Honolulu7,718
Barcelona6,870
Civitavecchia3,537

What the Honolulu schedule actually tells you

Honolulu cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Saturday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 4,749 passengers and crew. Thursday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 293.

The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Saturday, October 17, when 2 ships bring roughly 8,094 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.

Across the schedule, Honolulu is on track for about 0.6 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 1,524 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.

// terminal guide
Honolulu Cruise Terminal Info

The Honolulu, Oahu cruise port is located in the heart of downtown Honolulu, on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The port is located on the south shore of the island, just west of Waikiki Beach and the Ala Moana Shopping Center. It is also close to many of the city's attractions, including the Honolulu Zoo, the Waikiki Aquarium, and the USS Arizona Memorial.

Full Honolulu port guide →
// 05 · which ships port in honolulu

Cruise lines and ships in the Honolulu schedule

next 30 days · 17 port calls
Princess Cruise Line
3 ships
4
visits
Emerald Princess
Emerald Princess3,090 guests
2
Ruby Princess
Ruby Princess3,080 guests
1
Grand Princess
Grand Princess2,610 guests
1
Norwegian Cruise Line
1 ship
4
visits
Pride of America
Pride of America2,186 guests
4
Holland America Cruise Line
3 ships
4
visits
MS Zaandam
MS Zaandam1,432 guests
2
MS Koningsdam
MS Koningsdam2,650 guests
1
MS Noordam
MS Noordam1,916 guests
1
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
2 ships
3
visits
Anthem of the Seas
Anthem of the Seas4,154 guests
2
Quantum of the Seas1
Oceania Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Riviera
Riviera1,258 guests
1
Carnival Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Carnival Radiance
Carnival Radiance3,873 guests
1
// 06 · honolulu daily cruise port traffic chart

Daily Honolulu 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
145k
Daily average
1,609
Peak day
8,094
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
Oct 5
Oct 15
Oct 25
Nov 4
Nov 14
Nov 24
Dec 4
Dec 14
Dec 24
// 07 · questions

Honolulu cruise ship schedule FAQ

The ships-in-port panel opens on today's date by default. It lists every ship berthed at Honolulu, Oahu, 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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View the same ship and traffic schedule for any other cruise port by using the links or search box provided. Or, use the button below to head back to the main port traffic directory.

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