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Saint John Cruise Port Schedule

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

TodayMonday, September 7, 2026
9,474
passengers + crew in port
Peak traffic · 90% busier than a typical day
Independence of the Seasfrom 8 AM
Celebrity Silhouette7 AM – 7 PM
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Saint John Cruise Port Traffic — Today

2 ships in port · September 7, 2026
Total port traffic
9,474
Passengers
6,534
Crew
2,940
Ships
2
How busy is it?
Peak
9,474 passengers and crew — 90% busier than a typical day.
quiettypical · 4,985peak
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Independence of the SeasIndependence of the SeasRoyal Caribbean Cruise Line
from 8 AM
5,088
pax + crew
Celebrity SilhouetteCelebrity SilhouetteCelebrity Cruise Line
7 AM – 7 PM
4,386
pax + crew
5 am to midnight · solid bar = hours alongside · faded = arrival only, departure not published
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Saint John cruise ship schedule and port traffic, updated daily

Schedule updated Monday, September 7, 2026

This is a live Saint John cruise port schedule for Saint John, New Brunswick — a real-time Saint John 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 Saint John this season.

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Day-by-day ship list
Arrival and departure times, passenger capacity and crew for every ship in port.
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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 Saint John, with visit counts for the next 120 days.
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Saint John 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
84k · 23 calls
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
View September 2026 schedule
traffic
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
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Saint John cruise port traffic, by the numbers

Highest traffic day on the schedule
next 120 days
10,069
Tuesday, September 8 · 3 ships in port
Busiest day of the week
120-day average
Wednesday
3,026 passengers and crew on an average Wednesday
Slowest day of the week
120-day average
Saturday
181 passengers and crew — about 94% below peak
Total port visitors, 2026
projected
0.5M
Passengers and crew across the full schedule, about 1,412 a day
people in port · Sep 7
Miami24,981
Port Canaveral19,442
Civitavecchia11,880
Fort Lauderdale11,269
Barcelona10,991
Saint John9,474

What the Saint John schedule actually tells you

Saint John cruise port traffic is anything but even across the week. Wednesday is the heaviest day on the schedule, averaging 3,026 passengers and crew. Saturday is the quiet end of the week, averaging 181.

The single heaviest date currently scheduled is Tuesday, September 8, when 3 ships bring roughly 10,069 passengers and crew into the port at once — the date to route around if you want space.

Across the schedule, Saint John is on track for about 0.5 million passengers and crew a year — roughly 1,412 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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Saint John Cruise Terminal Info

The Saint John, New Brunswick cruise port is located on the Bay of Fundy in the city of Saint John. The port is located on the east side of the city, near the mouth of the Saint John River. It is easily accessible from the Trans-Canada Highway and is only a few minutes away from the city's downtown area.

Full Saint John port guide →
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Cruise lines and ships in the Saint John schedule

next 30 days · 27 port calls
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
2 ships
8
visits
Vision of the Seas
Vision of the Seas2,048 guests
4
Norwegian Cruise Line
3 ships
6
visits
Norwegian Breakaway3
Norwegian Jewel
Norwegian Jewel2,376 guests
2
Norwegian Escape
Norwegian Escape4,266 guests
1
Carnival Cruise Line
1 ship
3
visits
Carnival Sunshine
Carnival Sunshine3,002 guests
3
Regent Seven Seas
1 ship
3
visits
Holland America Cruise Line
2 ships
2
visits
MS Zuiderdam
MS Zuiderdam2,272 guests
1
MS Volendam
MS Volendam1,432 guests
1
Princess Cruise Line
1 ship
2
visits
Sapphire Princess
Sapphire Princess2,680 guests
2
Celebrity Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Virgin Voyages
1 ship
1
visits
Valiant Lady
Valiant Lady2,770 guests
1
Azamara Cruise Line
1 ship
1
visits
Azamara Journey
Azamara Journey710 guests
1
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Daily Saint John 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
169k
Daily average
1,883
Peak day
10,069
quiet
light
moderate
busy
peak
Sep 7
Sep 17
Sep 27
Oct 7
Oct 17
Oct 27
Nov 6
Nov 16
Nov 26
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Saint John cruise ship schedule FAQ

The ships-in-port panel opens on today's date by default. It lists every ship berthed at Saint John, New Brunswick, 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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