Puntarenas Cruise Port Schedule
Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy Puntarenas gets before you commit to a port day.
Puntarenas Cruise Port Traffic — Today
Puntarenas cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily
This is a live Puntarenas cruise port schedule for Puntarenas, Costa Rica — a real-time Puntarenas 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 Puntarenas this season.
Puntarenas 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.
Puntarenas cruise port traffic, by the numbers
What the Puntarenas schedule actually tells you
Puntarenas cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Saturday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 1,154 passengers and crew. Tuesday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 183.
The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Saturday, October 17, when 2 ships bring roughly 6,573 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.
Across the schedule, Puntarenas is on track for about 0.2 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 441 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.
Puntarenas, Costa Rica cruise port is located on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, approximately 90 miles (145 km) west of the capital city of San Jose. The port is situated on a peninsula that juts out into the Gulf of Nicoya, and is surrounded by lush tropical rainforest. The port is a popular destination for cruise ships, offering a variety of activities and attractions for visitors.
Full Puntarenas port guide →Cruise lines and ships in the Puntarenas schedule
Daily Puntarenas 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.
Puntarenas cruise ship schedule FAQ
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