Napier Cruise Port Schedule
Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Napier gets before you commit to a port day.
Napier Cruise Port Traffic — Today
Napier cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily
This is a live Napier cruise port schedule for Napier, New Zealand — a real-time Napier 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 Napier this season.
Click for a full tour of the Napier Cruise Port.
Napier cruise port schedule, November–January 2027
Green days are quiet, pink days are packed. Hover for the day's numbers, click to load its ship list.
Napier cruise port traffic, by the numbers
What the Napier schedule actually tells you
Napier cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Friday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 998 passengers and crew. Sunday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 43.
The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Tuesday, February 16, when 2 ships bring roughly 8,370 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.
Across the schedule, Napier is on track for about 0.2 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 554 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.
Napier, New Zealand is located on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the Hawke's Bay, a large bay of the Pacific Ocean. The port is located in the city center, close to the waterfront and the main shopping and dining areas. It is also close to the Napier Airport, making it an ideal port for cruise ships.
Full Napier port guide →Cruise lines and ships in the Napier schedule
Daily Napier 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.
Napier cruise ship schedule FAQ
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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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