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When do cruise ships call at Noumea?

Last updated · schedule from the Monday load of

TL;DR

Noumea has 70 cruise ship calls scheduled from October 2026 to September 2027, by 20 ships from 12 lines with 204,018 lower berths between them. The busiest month is February 2027 with 11 calls; the busiest day is 23 February 2027 with 2 ships. 11% of the dates are estimated rather than published by the line.

Calls, 12 months
70
Ships
20
Lower berths
204,018
Estimated
11%

How many cruise ships call at Noumea each month?

Noumea expects its most cruise ships in February 2027, with 11 calls and 27,972 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 Noumea.

MonthCallsShipsLower berthsBusiest dayEstimated
October 20266417,214Fri 2 Oct (1)50%
November 20265417,546Thu 5 Nov (1)20%
December 20269531,630Tue 1 Dec (1)11%
January 202710830,978Sat 2 Jan (1)10%
February 202711927,972Tue 23 Feb (2)9%
March 20279825,002Mon 1 Mar (1)11%
April 20275514,910Fri 2 Apr (1)0%
May 2027328,648Wed 5 May (1)0%
June 2027338,242Thu 10 Jun (1)0%
July 2027328,278Fri 2 Jul (1)0%
August 2027335,726Thu 5 Aug (1)0%
September 2027327,872Thu 16 Sep (1)0%
October 20275413,760Wed 6 Oct (1)0%
November 20275415,576Tue 2 Nov (1)0%
December 20279824,816Tue 7 Dec (1)0%
January 20288722,450Sun 2 Jan (1)0%
February 20289819,952Mon 21 Feb (2)0%
March 20285413,446Fri 3 Mar (1)0%

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 Noumea next?

The next cruise ship calls at Noumea begin on 5 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.

Next cruise ship calls at Noumea
ShipLineArrivesDepartsCall
1 ship
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruise Line 14:00 21:00 Port call
1 ship, 1 estimated
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruise Line – – Port call est.
1 ship, 1 estimated
Carnival Adventure Carnival Cruise Line – – Port call est.
1 ship
Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship
Grand Princess Princess Cruises 07:00 16:00 Port call
1 ship
Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 16:30 Port call
1 ship
Costa Serena Costa Cruises 07:00 16:00 Port call
1 ship
Celebrity Solstice Celebrity Cruises 13:00 22:00 Port call
1 ship, 1 estimated
Carnival Adventure Carnival Cruise Line – – Port call est.
1 ship
Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 16:30 Port call
1 ship
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruise Line 08:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship
Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 16:30 Port call
1 ship
Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 14:00 Port call
1 ship
Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 14:00 Port call
1 ship
Carnival Adventure Carnival Cruise Line 08:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship, 1 estimated
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruise Line – – Port call est.
1 ship
Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruise Line 08:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship
Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship
Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 16:30 Port call
1 ship
Carnival Adventure Carnival Cruise Line 08:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship
Celebrity Edge Celebrity Cruises 07:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship
Carnival Luminosa Carnival Cruise Line 14:00 21:00 Port call
1 ship
Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 16:30 Port call
1 ship
Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 16:30 Port call
1 ship
Carnival Adventure Carnival Cruise Line 08:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship
Carnival Encounter Carnival Cruise Line 08:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship
Grand Princess Princess Cruises 09:00 19:00 Port call
1 ship
Anthem of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 17:00 Port call
1 ship, 1 estimated
Costa Deliziosa Costa Cruises – – Port call est.
1 ship
Quantum of the Seas Royal Caribbean 07:00 17:00 Port call

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 Noumea cruise schedule?

Of the 70 cruise ship calls at Noumea from October 2026 to September 2027, 89% fall on dates the cruise line publishes and 11% 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

  • Noumea has 70 cruise ship calls scheduled from October 2026 to September 2027, by 20 ships.
  • February 2027 is the busiest month, with 11 calls and 27,972 lower berths of capacity.
  • The busiest single day is 23 February 2027, with 2 ships in port at Noumea.
  • 11% of calls are estimated dates; the rest are published by the cruise lines themselves.

Frequently asked questions

How many cruise ships visit Noumea in the next year?

Noumea has 70 cruise ship calls scheduled between October 2026 and September 2027, by 20 different ships from 12 cruise lines. The lines with the most calls are Carnival Cruise Line (34), Royal Caribbean (18), Celebrity Cruises (3). Counts are one ship per day in port, from the lines' itineraries as loaded on 28 September 2026.

What is the busiest day for cruise ships in Noumea?

The busiest scheduled day at Noumea between October 2026 and September 2027 is Tuesday 23 February 2027, with 2 cruise ships in port. The busiest month is February 2027 with 11 calls and 27,972 lower berths of capacity. Both can move as lines change itineraries; the schedule is reloaded every Monday.

Where does this Noumea cruise ship schedule come from?

The Noumea schedule comes from cruise line itineraries for every future sailing, reloaded each Monday by Cruise Itinerary. Where a line publishes the day of each call, that date is used; otherwise the day is estimated from sailing distances and marked "est.". 11% of calls here are estimated. It is not the port authority's own schedule.

About the author

Cruiseable (Agile Travel Group, Inc.) keeps a register of future cruise sailings from 43 lines and reloads it every Monday. Corrections: [email protected].

Disclosure

Cruise Itinerary sells API access to this data, and Port Day sells monthly capacity reports by port; both are run by the same company. This page is free and carries no advertising.