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Kristiansand Cruise Port Schedule

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

TodayTuesday, September 1, 2026
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passengers + crew in port
Closed traffic · no ships in port
No ships scheduled at Kristiansand today
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Kristiansand Cruise Port Traffic — Today

No ships scheduled · September 1, 2026
Total port traffic
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Passengers
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How busy is it?
Closed
0 passengers and crew — no ships in port.
quiettypical · 4,574peak
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
No ships scheduled at Kristiansand on this date.
5 am to midnight · solid bar = hours alongside · faded = arrival only, departure not published
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Kristiansand cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily

Schedule updated Tuesday, September 1, 2026

This is a live Kristiansand cruise port schedule for Kristiansand, Norway — a real-time Kristiansand 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 Kristiansand 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 Kristiansand, with visit counts for the next 120 days.
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Kristiansand 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
31k · 8 calls
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
View September 2026 schedule
traffic
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Kristiansand cruise port traffic, by the numbers

Highest traffic day on the schedule
next 120 days
8,882
Thursday, September 10 · 2 ships in port
Busiest day of the week
120-day average
Thursday
1,283 passengers and crew on an average Thursday
Slowest day of the week
120-day average
Tuesday
0 passengers and crew — about 100% below peak
Total port visitors, 2026
projected
0.1M
Passengers and crew across the full schedule, about 343 a day
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Civitavecchia9,193
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Kristiansand

What the Kristiansand schedule actually tells you

Kristiansand cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Thursday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 1,283 passengers and crew. Tuesday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 0.

The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Thursday, September 10, when 2 ships bring roughly 8,882 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.

Across the schedule, Kristiansand is on track for about 0.1 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 343 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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Kristiansand Cruise Terminal Info

Kristiansand, Norway cruise port is located on the southern coast of Norway, on the Skagerrak Strait. It is the largest city in the county of Vest-Agder and the fifth-largest city in Norway. The port is situated in the city center, close to the city's main attractions, such as the Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park, the Kristiansand Cathedral, and the Kristiansand Maritime Museum. The port is also close to the beaches of the North Sea, making it a popular destination for cruise ships.

Full Kristiansand port guide →
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Cruise lines and ships in the Kristiansand schedule

next 30 days · 8 port calls
MSC Cruise Line
3 ships
3
visits
MSC Virtuosa
MSC Virtuosa6,334 guests
1
MSC Poesia
MSC Poesia3,605 guests
1
MSC Magnifica
MSC Magnifica3,223 guests
1
Regent Seven Seas
1 ship
2
visits
Holland America Cruise Line
2 ships
2
visits
MS Rotterdam
MS Rotterdam3,218 guests
1
MS Nieuw Statendam
MS Nieuw Statendam2,666 guests
1
Costa Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Costa Diadema
Costa Diadema3,724 guests
1
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Daily Kristiansand 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
41k
Daily average
457
Peak day
8,882
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
Sep 1
Sep 11
Sep 21
Oct 1
Oct 11
Oct 21
Oct 31
Nov 10
Nov 20
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Kristiansand cruise ship schedule FAQ

The ships-in-port panel opens on today's date by default. It lists every ship berthed at Kristiansand, Norway, 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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