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Cruise port schedule / San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

San Pedro Cruise Port Schedule

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

TodayMonday, September 14, 2026
9,950
passengers + crew in port
Moderate traffic · 47% busier than a typical day
Quantum of the Seas7 AM – 4 PM
Emerald Princess6:15 AM – 3 PM
// 01 · cruise ship schedule in san pedro

San Pedro Cruise Port Traffic — Today

2 ships in port · September 14, 2026
Total port traffic
9,950
Passengers
7,250
Crew
2,700
Ships
2
How busy is it?
Moderate
9,950 passengers and crew — 47% busier than a typical day.
quiettypical · 6,776peak
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Quantum of the SeasQuantum of the SeasRoyal Caribbean Cruise Line
7 AM – 4 PM
5,660
pax + crew
Emerald PrincessEmerald PrincessPrincess Cruise Line
6:15 AM – 3 PM
4,290
pax + crew
5 am to midnight · solid bar = hours alongside · faded = arrival only, departure not published
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San Pedro cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily

Schedule updated Monday, September 14, 2026

This is a live San Pedro cruise port schedule for San Pedro (Los Angeles), California — a real-time San Pedro 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 Pedro this season.

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Day-by-day ship list
Arrival and departure times, passenger capacity and crew for every ship in port.
02
Traffic meter
How the selected date compares with a typical day at the port.
03
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 San Pedro, with visit counts for the next 120 days.
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San Pedro 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
78k · 17 calls
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
View September 2026 schedule
traffic
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
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San Pedro cruise port traffic, by the numbers

Highest traffic day on the schedule
next 120 days
14,506
Friday, October 16 · 3 ships in port
Busiest day of the week
120-day average
Friday
7,623 passengers and crew on an average Friday
Slowest day of the week
120-day average
Wednesday
1,019 passengers and crew — about 87% below peak
Total port visitors, 2026
projected
1.7M
Passengers and crew across the full schedule, about 4,631 a day
people in port · Sep 14
Miami39,029
Port Canaveral19,442
Fort Lauderdale11,269
San Pedro9,950
Barcelona9,863
Civitavecchia3,537

What the San Pedro schedule actually tells you

San Pedro cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Friday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 7,623 passengers and crew. Wednesday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 1,019.

The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Friday, October 16, when 3 ships bring roughly 14,506 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.

Across the schedule, San Pedro is on track for about 1.7 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 4,631 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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San Pedro Cruise Terminal Info

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California cruise port is located in the Port of Los Angeles, which is the busiest port in the United States. The port is located on the southern end of the San Pedro Bay, which is just south of downtown Los Angeles. The port is easily accessible from the 110 and 405 freeways, and is just a short drive from Los Angeles International Airport.

Full San Pedro port guide →
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Cruise lines and ships in the San Pedro schedule

next 30 days · 34 port calls
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
4 ships
16
visits
Ovation of the Seas7
Quantum of the Seas4
Voyager of the Seas2
Princess Cruise Line
6 ships
10
visits
Discovery Princess
Discovery Princess3,660 guests
2
Emerald Princess
Emerald Princess3,090 guests
2
Grand Princess
Grand Princess2,610 guests
2
Island Princess
Island Princess2,210 guests
2
Star Princess
Star Princess4,310 guests
1
Coral Princess
Coral Princess2,000 guests
1
Virgin Voyages
1 ship
4
visits
Brilliant Lady
Brilliant Lady2,770 guests
4
Norwegian Cruise Line
2 ships
2
visits
Norwegian Bliss
Norwegian Bliss4,004 guests
1
Norwegian Joy
Norwegian Joy3,804 guests
1
Celebrity Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Celebrity Summit
Celebrity Summit2,218 guests
1
MSC Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
MSC Poesia
MSC Poesia3,605 guests
1
// 06 · san pedro daily cruise port traffic chart

Daily San Pedro 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
428k
Daily average
4,761
Peak day
14,506
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
Sep 14
Sep 24
Oct 4
Oct 14
Oct 24
Nov 3
Nov 13
Nov 23
Dec 3
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San Pedro cruise ship schedule FAQ

The ships-in-port panel opens on today's date by default. It lists every ship berthed at San Pedro (Los Angeles), California, 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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