Port Vila Cruise Port Schedule
Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Port Vila gets before you commit to a port day.
Port Vila Cruise Port Traffic — Today
Port Vila cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily
This is a live Port Vila cruise port schedule for Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu — a real-time Port Vila 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 Port Vila this season.
Port Vila 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.
Port Vila cruise port traffic, by the numbers
What the Port Vila schedule actually tells you
Port Vila cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Saturday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 1,452 passengers and crew. Friday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 206.
The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Sunday, October 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, Port Vila is on track for about 0.4 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 1,046 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.
Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu is located on the south coast of the island of Efate, in the South Pacific Ocean. It is approximately 1,200 km (750 miles) east of Australia and 1,800 km (1,100 miles) northwest of New Zealand. The port is situated in a sheltered bay, with a deepwater channel leading to the harbor. The port is well-equipped with modern facilities, including a cruise terminal, a marina, and a variety of shops and restaurants.
Full Port Vila port guide →Cruise lines and ships in the Port Vila schedule
Daily Port Vila 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.
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