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Cruise Crowds

Victoria, British Columbia

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Light
35th percentile
of Victoria cruise days, this season
2
ships scheduled
~4,205
scheduled cruise load
~4,205
peak overlapping load
8–10 PM
busiest scheduled window

Below what this port considers a normal cruise day.

What's in port

  • Queen Elizabeth

    Cunard Line · Berth South B

    9 AM – 10 PM

    ~2,081 expected passengers

  • Carnival Miracle

    Carnival Cruise Line · Berth North B

    8 PM – 11:59 PM

    ~2,124 expected passengers

When they overlap

Queen Elizabeth9 AM – 10 PM
Carnival Miracle8 PM – 11:59 PM
Shaded window: 8–10 PM, when the scheduled cruise load peaks at 4,205 across 2 ships.

How unusual is this?

Busier than 35% of Victoria cruise days this season.

That comparison is 160 scheduled cruise days, Apr 10 – Oct 18, 2026.

Nearby days

Useful if your plans can move. If you are arriving by cruise ship, we assume they can't.

  1. Sun, May 17Typical59th
  2. Mon, May 18Very Light9th
  3. Tue, May 19Very Light6th
  4. Wed, May 20Light35th
  5. Thu, May 21Typical58th
  6. Fri, May 22Busy73rd
  7. Sat, May 23Very Busy89th

Leave the date empty to see the port's whole crowd calendar.

Schedule source: Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (port authority). Schedule coverage Apr 10 – Oct 18, 2026, last checked Aug 10, 2026. Ship capacities are curated separately from public references. How we calculate this.