When do cruise ships call at Hilo?

How many cruise ships call at Hilo each month?

Hilo expects its most cruise ships in October 2026, with 12 calls and 29,196 lower berths of capacity. Each count is one ship in port on one day, from the cruise lines' itineraries as loaded on 28 September 2026. A month missing from the table has no scheduled calls at Hilo.

Lower berths are beds sold at two per cabin, a measure of capacity; passengers on board usually run a little higher. Ships without a published capacity count as calls and add no berths. For capacity by port and month as a report, see Port Day, monthly cruise demand by port.

Which cruise ships call at Hilo next?

The next cruise ship calls at Hilo begin on 6 October 2026. Each row is one ship on one day, with arrival and departure times where the cruise line publishes them. An "est." mark flags a day placed by sailing distance rather than taken from the line's own itinerary, so treat it as a likely date.

Ship names link to the cruise on Cruiseable. Times are local, as the line publishes them; a dash means the line gives none. Full months: Oct 2026, Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027.

How exact is the Hilo cruise schedule?

Of the 111 cruise ship calls at Hilo from October 2026 to September 2027, 96% fall on dates the cruise line publishes and 4% are estimated. Embarkation and disembarkation days are always exact. Estimated calls are placed by distance between ports and can be a day out.

Dates come from the cruise lines' own itineraries, loaded every Monday, not from the port authority, so a call can still move, be added or be cancelled.

Key takeaways

• Hilo has 111 cruise ship calls scheduled from October 2026 to September 2027, by 26 ships.
• October 2026 is the busiest month, with 12 calls and 29,196 lower berths of capacity.
• The busiest single day is 6 October 2026, with 2 ships in port at Hilo.
• 4% of calls are estimated dates; the rest are published by the cruise lines themselves.