San Diego Cruise Port Schedule
Who's docked, when they arrive, when they sail — and how busy San Diego gets before you commit to a port day.
San Diego Cruise Port Traffic — Today
San Diego cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily
This is a live San Diego cruise port schedule for San Diego, California — a real-time San Diego 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 San Diego this season.
Click for a full tour of the San Diego Cruise Port.
San Diego 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.
San Diego cruise port traffic, by the numbers
What the San Diego schedule actually tells you
San Diego cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Saturday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 4,384 passengers and crew. Wednesday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 569.
The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Saturday, December 19, when 3 ships bring roughly 9,112 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.
Across the schedule, San Diego is on track for about 1.0 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 2,603 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.
The San Diego, California cruise port is located in the downtown area of San Diego, on the waterfront of San Diego Bay. It is located near the San Diego International Airport, and is easily accessible from the I-5 freeway. The port is also close to many of San Diego's popular attractions, including the San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, and the Gaslamp Quarter.
Full San Diego port guide →Cruise lines and ships in the San Diego schedule
Daily San Diego 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.
San Diego 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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